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What is editing in film?

 Editing Plays a MAJOR part in film-making. It takes what is shot and turns its greatest potential. Leaving a film unedited is like making grilled cheese without cheese. Film editors are responsible for the editing process in films after production. Gordon Parks is a film editor who was first just a photographer. He is known for bring the movie "shaft" to theaters during the late 1900s. 

Preliminary exercise: lighting

   In filming any type of lighting in the film plays a MAJOR role in the process. Lighting in the film shows the audience where to look, and what's important and gives context to what's going on. Natural lighting is natural daylight without the help of any other light fixtures. Key lighting is the main source of lighting that is used during the shot. It's usually one bright light on an object. High Key lighting is where the main source of lighting is positioned high to point the subject evenly. This is used to create clean and modern looks. Side lighting is positioned at the side of the subject instead of in front or behind to only get the side image. This is usually used to show the contrast between lighted and unlighted areas. Bounced Lighting is where a light fixture is reflected onto the subject to create a soft look. Lastly,  Practical lighting is a typical light fixture that you might have around laying in your house like a lamp or wall light. 

preliminary exercise: camera movement video

The purpose of this assignment was to allow students allow to apply the key concepts they learned of both camera movement and camerawork into a production video. This assignment was completed in a group of 2 people. Student #1 had the responsibility of directing each video, they sketched the film out on paper before film day. Student #2 had the responsibility of filming the video, they recorded each video on a iPhone 13 pro.     After completing the assignment, I and my teammate concluded that dolly zoom-in was difficult. Due to us having to be still and get a nice still angle while going forward with the camera. The easiest one to film was tilt due it didn't required much action. My group worked well together, there was hardly any difficulty between us besides small miscommunication that was fix. To complete this assignment we only used a iPhone 13 pro to film the production videos.  dolly in- Camera is mounted on a dolly, the camera moves toward subject. the purpose of this shot