Major Project Unit - Oh Fuck Moment

   In previous research I have done in the last unit (Major Pre-Production) I came across the term 'Oh Fuck Moment'. This is a moment in a film or show where you make the audience think 'oh fuck' or something similar to what is happening on screen. These types of moments are brought on by shock, surprise, situations where a character suddenly realises they are in trouble etc.

   There are two scenes in 'Roadman' I feel this type of edit would be suitable and effective for, the scene where Jimmy is dealing and realises the person he is selling drugs to attacked Billy, and when Billy calls Jimmy a roadman. Creating an 'Oh Fuck Moment' would highlight the shock Jimmy has when he realises the person who stole Billy's laptop is in front of him, and in the scene where Billy calls Jimmy a roadman the 'Oh Fuck Moment' will add emphasis on how shocking it is when Billy says this, and I intend on having this style of edit for these scenes. The video below shows exactly what an 'Oh Fuck Moment' is and is where I shall develop my edit style from.

Major Project Unit - Pacing The Film

   Creating pace is when editing is used to speed up or slow down a film. The pace of an edit can alter the way the audiences view a film. For example, action films are usually fast paced, this is done by editing shots so they are short and quickly edited to another shot. Drama films normally use slower shots, this is to allow the audience to see and understand what is happening on screen. Also in Drama films, to understand the character in the scene more it is usually cut to have longer shots focussing on them. Below are an example of a scene cut in a fast pace and a scene cut at a slower pace. You can see how relevant it is for what is happening in the scenes. The fast pace scene is cut quicker as it fits in well with the action happening on screen, and the slow paced scene is cut suitably due to the dramatic theme of what is happening.



Fast Pace - 'The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift'





Slow Pace 'The Kings Speech'




   I need to take this into consideration highly when cutting 'Roadman' to make sure the film tells the story well. If it is fast cut in scenes that have important discussions in it with information that the audience needs to hear, that information could be lost due to the audience focussing on what is happening visually more that audibly. I need to ensure that when I edit the film, I do not make this mistake as it could affect how the story is told in a negative way.