16 Matching Annotations
  1. May 2023
    1. When two characters maintain the same left/right relationship to each other, orientation and screen direction are established.

      filmmakers need to find ways to represent the three-dimensional world on a two-dimensional screen. In order to achieve this, it's important to establish the orientation and screen direction of the characters. Murch explains that the 180-Degree Rule is essential for maintaining consistency in left/right relationship and orientation between characters. Breaking this rule can be used intentionally to create confusion or disorientation in the audience. The example given is from The Shining, where Jack, possibly hallucinating and becoming possessed by the hotel, meets the caretaker Grady in a bathroom.

    2. Controlling what your audience sees, and when they see it, demands a strong working relationship from the director and editor. Anticipating where the audience will look next is fundamental to their crafts.

      Eye trace refers to the movement of the viewer's gaze across the screen and anticipating it allows filmmakers to use certain tricks to hide or reveal information. By knowing where the audience's eye is likely to be looking, filmmakers can control what information they receive and when. The paragraph provides an example from the movie Fight Club, where the eye trace technique is used with a slight variation.

    3. Story is what the film is actually about.

      he author emphasizes the importance of keeping the story in mind when making decisions as an editor. The paragraph distinguishes between plot and story, using Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind as an example. The plot is Joel's decision to get his memory erased, but the story is about the idea that erasing painful memories also erases the love. The paragraph discusses how the non-linear editing in the film serves the story incredibly by adding to the confusion of the main character's loss of memory and allowing the audience to remember the beauty of Joel and Clementine's love as it is being erased. The backwards structure moves the story forward in a deep and meaningful way and amplifies the emotional experience of the story.

    4. A good rule of thumb for understanding this is to ask yourself: how will this cut affect the audience emotionally at this moment?

      The author provides a rule of thumb for understanding what Murch means by "emotion," which is to consider how the cut will affect the audience emotionally at that moment. The rule has more to do with the overall tone or feel of the film rather than making the audience feel a particular emotion with each cut. The paragraph emphasizes the importance of maintaining the general emotional experience of the story throughout the film by matching the cuts and transitions to the established tone or vibe. The author then uses an example from The Godfather to illustrate how Murch matched his edits with the emotional feel of the scene by cutting sound. Finally, the paragraph acknowledges that sound editing is a vital element when editing with emotional tone in mind, although the post doesn't dive too deep into it.

    5. Editors’ decisions hugely determine the success of a film.

      the importance of the roles of directors, cinematographers, and editors in making a successful film. It highlights how directors and cinematographers make technical shot choices to match the intended tone or emotion of the story. Meanwhile, editors have the challenging task of assembling the scenes and cuts to communicate the intended emotional truth of the story, which hugely determines the success of the film. The paragraph emphasizes the significance of editors' decisions in shaping the film's emotional impact on the audience. To help editors deal with this challenging task, Walter Murch, an Oscar-winning editor, provided some helpful tools, such as The Rule of Six, which outlines six categories that make for a great cut. Overall, the paragraph highlights the collaborative effort involved in filmmaking and the significant responsibilities that each role plays in achieving the desired emotional effect on the audience.

  2. Mar 2023
    1. The same might be said of all art.

      Reflects on the ways in which art is often appropriated, adapted, and changed as it moves across different mediums and contexts. The writer's experience of searching for the Donne passage underscores how a quote can be remembered in one way but presented differently in another context. The paragraph also suggests that art can take on new meanings and interpretations when appropriated in different ways, highlighting the fluid and evolving nature of artistic expression.

    2. Dylan’s art offers a paradox: while it famously urges us not to look back, it also encodes a knowledge of past sources that might otherwise have little home in contemporary culture, like the Civil War poetry of the Confederate bard Henry Timrod, resuscitated in lyrics on Dylan’s newest record, Modern Times. Dylan’s originality and his appropriations are as one.

      The paragraph offers a rich analysis of Dylan's approach to music-making, highlighting how he appropriates from a wide range of sources and often incorporates these references into his work in subtle and nuanced ways. The writer notes how Dylan's art is marked by a paradox, in that it both encourages listeners to move beyond the past while also acknowledging the importance of historical sources. Overall, the paragraph offers a complex and nuanced understanding of Dylan's creative process, highlighting the ways in which he draws on multiple sources to create something new and original.

    3. What are they worth now, to the culture at large?

      the paragraph prompts reflection on the way cultural artifacts and ideas can be interpreted and reinterpreted across time and contexts. The writer raises important questions about the origins, meaning, and value of a particular piece of cultural production and how it has been taken up and repurposed in subsequent contexts. The paragraph invites readers to think critically about the role of artistic and cultural production in shaping and reflecting on the world around us.

    4. Lolita.

      The story's title, Lolita, is also notable as it has become synonymous with the sexualization of young girls in popular culture. Overall, the paragraph presents a morally complex and emotionally charged tale that challenges readers to confront uncomfortable truths about desire and the objectification of others.

  3. Feb 2023
    1. The term “animation school of violence” wryly describes the “spectacle of punishment” in animated cartoons,

      Some animated works deviate from artistic attributes and show ethical misconducts expressed by violent elements

    2. The term “animation” has a particularly complex relationship to the concept of “media,” and its connections to other classes of media are similarly convoluted.

      Animation does not include game design, does not study graphic design, does not study typography, does not study virtual reality. Media includes animation, programming, games, planning, and flat design.

    3. Its roots “anima” and “animus” are Latin for breath, soul, and mind.”

      The verb animate means "to bring to life" and by extension, to make something come to life.

    4. The OED defines “animation” as “the act of producing ‘moving pictures’;

      In other word, It is a work and its film technology that causes the illusion of visual residuals to the naked eye by shooting a series of multiple still solid images (frames) at a certain frequency and continuously changing and moving (playing) speed (e.g., 16 frames per second) at regular intervals - and mistaking them for moving pictures or objects (frames)

    1. A Brief History of the GIF, From Early Internet Innovation to Ubiquitous Relic

      GIFs are taking on more and more weight in our Internet lives. It first started in 1987, and now it has been almost 30 years. From the PC era to the mobile Internet era, from low pixel to high definition, GIF motion pictures have penetrated into all corners of people's online life, documentary, entertainment, social, business promotion and even visual art, today GIF motion pictures have become ubiquitous.

    2. His new creation could be used for exchange images between computers, and he called it Graphics Interchange Format. The GIF was born.

      GIF pros: Excellent compression algorithms make it possible to keep the size small while maintaining a certain degree of image quality. Multiple frames can be inserted to achieve animation effects. Transparent colors can be set to create the effect of objects floating on top of the background.

    3. Thanks to the humble GIF, no emotions are too big or small to capture in animated image form.

      Gif is everyone's favorite file format for sharing short animated clips.