JCM 202 Final Exam

types of docs (3)

• Interview based: interviews w/ b-roll

• Narrated: pieces of footage put together w/ voiceover

• Cinema verite: style of film with a realistic approach that avoids artificiality; “fly on the wall”; rely heavily on editing

responsibilities of doc editor (9)

• Contain the chaos (organization)

• Trust in process (avoid quick fixes)

• Look at a problem from as many angles as possible

• Anchor with narrative (script and outline of story)

• Define the point of view (no doc is truly objective)

• Favor firsthand experience

• Embrace the unexpected

• Be prepared to walk away

• Simplify, simplify, simplify

methods for making a doc (6)

• Work in stages (follow the workflow)

• Focus - immerse yourself in the story

• Take breaks

• Duplicate and archive

• Create “scraps” sequences

• Work with a director

verite editing attributes (4)

• Follow conventional rules of continuity editing

• Establish geography of scene

• Consider shot types and point of view

• Create emotional arc

montage editing

Series of shots linked by a theme, event, or series of events

evidentiary editing

Use B-roll to correlate with the interview

“hinge” clips

sequences w transitional elements that can swing from one piece of a story to another