Doctor Who - Editing



In this lesson I learnt about editing, but in more detail, because I learnt that we can get more marks talking about editing than camera angles, as it is more interesting. We reviewed a scene from doctor who and analysed the connotations from the edited aspects of the clip.

We got into groups and wrote a paragraph on the camera shot we were given and told to link it to the representation of gender. we then moved around the room evaluating other peoples paragraphs with the post-it notes.

Firstly we individuality wrote notes about the editing and sound from the Dr who extract above.

We were then put into groups to make up a paragraphs about how the sound and editing used in the extract we watched and how it represented gender. This helped us see other peoples writing skills and; and then add to our own ideas.

Next we evaluated the other groups paragraphs as sir put a photo of them on the projector the following criticisms came up:

Ensure that you open paragraphs with a clear point, referring back to the area of representation that you have been asked to write about 

Avoid run on sentences - clear grammar and punctuation adds to the clarity of your analysis 

Avoid description; ensure that there is evidence of technical analysis in every sentence 

Use key terms frequently and accurately 

Make sure you know the difference between 'dentotation' and 'connotation' 

Try to make links between the different technical features. This demonstrates a deeper level of understanding.