Blog 21: Exit Interview

Content:

(1) What is your essential question, and what are your answers?  What is your best answer and why?

EQ: What aspect of film editing most effectively delivers the emotion of the plot?

Answers:  

• Pacing and timing of sequenced shots keeps the audience emotionally engaged
• Manipulation of color grading sets the mood of a film
• Continuity editing maintains the emotion of the plot throughout 

Best Answer: My best answer out of all three would be, pacing and timing of sequenced shots because a film is not a successful film without proper pacing. A film requires good pacing to not only keep audiences engaged but it enhances the emotion of the story by giving it more emphasis on the emotion.

(2) What process did you take to arrive at this answer?

It was difficult to decide because at first I thought continuity would probably be the most important aspect but then after doing more research and having an interview with my mentor, it seemed as though pacing plays a bigger role on the emotion of the story. A story wouldn't be told well if it wasn't paced well. Now even though all those aspects play a role in the emotion of a plot it doesn't necessarily mean they all are required. A film doesn't always need the right color grading nor does it need to always be consistent with aspects of continuity. But it does need to maintain a certain pace or it'll leave the audience displeased. 

(3) What problems did you face?  How did you resolve them?

The only problems I had was finding a third answer and deciding on the best answer. I didn't know what else would help the emotion of a plot but with more research I found continuity. For deciding I went to my mentor for that and also compared each aspect to a film with some films I made and which one was more important than the other and I eventually chose pacing.

(4) What are the two most significant sources you used to answer your essential question and why?

The two sources would be an article by Ross Hockrow titled, "Pacing for Video and Cinema Editors: Timing and Types of Cuts" and an interview with Tom Kam. The article really helped me learn a lot about how pacing plays a big role in a film and with the interview with Mr. Kam, he provided me with a lot of important editing information, that really helped me find my best answer out of all the others.