Editing Practice

This is my first attempt practicing with Continuity editing

Ideas

I recently watched the film Memento (2000) by Christopher Nolan which is the film i will be analysing for my essay. I really like the idea of not having my production in chronological order like the film does. It really kept the suspense going on the film and had a big contribution on making the film really interesting. This is a technique i would like to use in my own work.

Dreams

I usually dont remember my dreams but one that i particularly remember was when i was younger.
It felt like real life, i was laying in my bed at night struggling to fall asleep. I tossed and turned but gave up hope of falling asleep. I looked out of the window to see the pitch black sky glooming over me. No stars in sight. From the corner of my eye i saw a sudden glow which began to creep closer and closer. I soon realised it was just a car and i assumed it was my neighbours, closed my curtain and attempted to fall back asleep. I looked at my clock and the red numbers spelt out 3.37. I heard a small creak from downstairs and expected it to be my pet hamster. I decided to go and get a glass of milk to help me sleep. As i creeped out onto the hallway, being certain to not wake up my parents i realised my house was different. There was a door ontop of the stairs that i had never seen before and wall colours i wasnt familiar with. I peered down the railing to see downstairs. I was certain i had just seen a person. I panicked. As i ran to my room, i knocked my foot on the door making a distictive sound. Im sure the person had seen me. I climbed into my bed and curled up under the duvet pretending i had been fast asleep the whole time. I was certain he was looking for me. My door creeked open. My heart was beating a hundred miles an hour. I felt hot and sticky. I was terrified. The duvet was lifted and i screwed my eyes tightly shut. I felt a hand over my mouth as someone dragged me out the bed and onto their shoulder. I attempted to scream but it was too late. I looked all around me, i didnt know what to do. He carefully ran down the stairs. A door swung open. He stopped. I looked up to the top of the stairs to see my mum. I screamed her name but nothing came out. Tears streaming down my face i continued to try and get her attention but she just didnt see me. The bathroom door slammed shut. The man continued down the stairs being sure not to make any noise. I was thrown into the back of the car and heard the door slam behind me. That was the end of me. I knew it.

This dream i will always remember as i woke up crying. I was too afraid to go and wake up my mum incase anyone was really out there. The rest of the night i lay deep into my duvet being alert of any noise around me. That was the first time i was glad to see 7am when it was time to wake up for school.

Inspire

I love make up and how it can make someone look so different. In this picture, make up was used to make a person look like an animated character.