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Editing blog task

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This is a scene from The Godfather which is a crime/drama gangster film directed by Francis Ford Coppola, starring Al Pacino as the son from a crime family. This scene uses cross-cutting/ parallel editing of the baptism scene and the murder scenes intertwined together. This makes it seem like the events are happening simultaneously, The use of the parallel editing creates a juxtaposition between the scenes as the character, Michael is becoming a Godfather to his niece in the Church as he says he renounces Satan 'and all his works' yet at the same time he has ordered the murders of multiple people which creates immense irony. As he is becoming the godfather of his niece he is also becoming the godfather to his mafia family. This is the first juxtaposition where the audience can draw parallels between the two worlds that Michael is now a part of. After each murder there is an intentional edit where the scene cuts back to Michael suggesting he is responsible for thes

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This short video is about a young girl that gets caught up in the the life of crime because she got addicted to the idea of 'easy money' and wouldn't stop. Things start to get out of control and she she gets in trouble with her supplier when she loses £10000 worth of drugs. The dealer tells her to bring back what she owes or she will reveal a dark secret of hers. I filmed this video in the school canteen as it looks like a coffee shop and is the least suspicious place for the characters to meet up and not get caught. The actors i used were two girls from in year 12 to play the roles in my video. Camer shots: match on action, shot-reverse shot, 180 degree, closeup, extreme closeup, establishing shot,  medium shot, over the shoulder shot. SCRIPT Anisa walks slowly toward the door. She takes a deep breath and proceeds to open the door and walk through. She walks towards the chair and sits down. She moves her fingers anxiously on the table. Drug dealer