Post-Production & Exam Structure

'The post-production process can be the most important part of the filming process.'
How important has the post-production stage been in your foundation and advanced portfolios and how have your skills developed over these two years?

 

Introduction: Do you agree with the quote? Do you feel progressed in this area?
What did the post-production stage involve? (Give specific detailed examples)
Why you used these effects/transitions/editing to create meaning?
How successful/important was it? What didn't work?

 

Complete last three points for both foundation and advanced portfolios - mention progression and what you did differently.

 

Introduction
Across the two productions I have created (a thriller opening at AS and a music video at A2), I feel that the post-production stage has been significant because...

 

Eisenstein believed that editing was 'the foundation of film art', and he means by this...

 

In this essay I will discuss my skills development using these ideas.

 

Body

• Use the grids we filled in - 3 examples for thriller, 3 examples for music video.
• Integrated analysis - mention both foundation and advanced in each point. Show progression and how skills have developed.
• Use PEE - Point, Evidence, Explanation.
• Point - what editing tool/technique did you use? What did it suggest/connote/represent?
• Evidence - specific evidence from your thriller/video.
• Explain - have you progressed from AS to A2? How does this example show this progression? What did you experiment with? Take risks with? Were you more confident? Were you more adventurous?
• Use theorists we have learned about - Eisenstein, Goodwin etc.

Example:
In my thriller opening, I used a slow motion shot to represent the reflections and memories of my central character. It was through iMovie and the options available to adjust the speed of the frame to slow the shot down. This editing effect was used as the main character (protagonist) was experiencing flashbacks.... In my music video, however, the motion of a shot was frequently changed and reduced to represent the lyrics of the song, 'I'll give you time', where it was important to represent the idea through editing. I feel the progression here is clear as I was matching visuals to music at the post-production stage. Eisenstein's belief that meaning is created through editing and becomes the 'foundations' of that film is evident here - the slow motion makes the meaning of time clear to the audience.