Mr Nicolle - Homework - 24th September - Clip Editing

Media Studies - Mr Nicolle - Clip Editing

In this clip of Eastenders there are two scenes including a hospital scene and a home, dining room and kitchen scene.

It has the regular program introduction which includes the Eastenders tone and the camera bird’s eye view filming of East London where the setting of the program is.

Hospital Scene:

The camera starts with filming a window which looks out into the corridor, using a mid -shot and panning shot the camera then moves to the left and zooms out to a wide angle which then focuses on the character laying on the bed. Moving out to a wide angle also allows the second actor (nurse) to be seen as she enters the room. Sounds used during this scene are the phones ringing and people walking/moving around in the background. A pan shot then moves from the left corner of the scene which allows the hospital room/scene to be fully seen. When the nurse enters the room the volume of background noises reduces as her voice over powers them when she speaks to the other actor. A close up camera shot is then used to skip between actor faces as they speak to one and other. The nurse then acts to take the bed lining of the actor (Phil) who is laying in the hospital bed, a mid shot and close up is used to show the removing of the bedding and Phil’s legs. The sounds of pain coming from the actor Phil then over powers the background noises while the nurse is interrupting saying ‘its ok, take your time’, at this point the camera is taking a tracking shot and over shoulder clip from the nurse as she helps Phil attempt to remove himself from the bed.

Home, dining room and kitchen Scene:

A flick to another scene on the cameras allows a family of three in a wide angle shows what they're all doing such as drinking a coffee, walking around the kitchen and eating toast all in one shot. The sounds which are in this scene is the TV in the background which is then over powered when the actors begin to speak. An over shoulder shot is used during the older man speaking to the younger man, the camera is on the mans shoulder watching the other man speak. When the person who is talking changes the positioning of the camera changes to the opposite person watching them speak. A tracking shot is also used to film the women speaking while she is doing actions such as walking around in the kitchen.