Seminar - 7th Feb


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Notes made during seminar on 7th Feb:

Walter Murch - Rule of Sixth

  1. Emotion - 51%
  2. Story - 23%
  3. Rhythm - 10% 
  4. Eye Trace - 7%
  5. 2 Dimensional Space of Action - 5%
  6. 3 Dimensional Space of Action - 4%
Goodfellas (Martin Scorsese, 1990)-



Voice Over
  • Older voice then in picture
  • Its like your with him - connect with him
  • Purely with him for 7 mins but do not loose attention
  • He's having a rant
  • Pauses are important - stop and listen to whats going on on screen
  • Well acted - tones in his voice
  • Fast Paced - Strong script
  • Quickly introduces a lot of characters and a lot happens
Picture 
  • Simple Titles - noise or cars
  • Sound of three doors closing and do not see a thing, no need to establish woods - will slow down pace.
  • When shoots the body - frames tinted red
  • Guns echo - would naturally reverbed in boot
  • Camera in time with music then freeze-frame
  • XCU on eye - eye is the gateway to the sole, Its is not a POV but is a personal POV from him and his memories
  • Only CU is on boss - shows his importance.
  • Lots of camera movement to keep pace moving
  • Very small pause in VO to say 19 - frames it.

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