Editing

Editing

·        Most films use a system of editing known as continuity editing

·        Its sole aim is to get the story moving along and get the audience completely immersed in the plot and characters

·        In drama sequences, the purpose of editing is often: Identification (with characters), Conflict, Intensification

·        The function of this system is fast can to make the action as fluid as possible, so that we are not aware of the construction process

Editing pace

·        This is the speed and tempo of the cuts- slow can suggest emotion and suggest tension, action or uncontrollable events

·        This is the first obvious thing to look for as it gives an insight into the tempo and feel of the sequence

·        Editing works because it is a juxtaposition

Cut

·        Most common technique is the cut where it goes from one scene to another

·        These cuts produce a beginning and middle and an end to the film

·        THERE IS ALWAYS A REASON FOR THE CUT

·        Match on Action- A cut that makes the scene like a seamless move, there is an action that is fluid in both shots, the director creates a visual bridge

·        Jump Cut-abrupt, noticeable to the audience, sometimes to show a passage of time

·        Cross Cut- cuts the that show two different scenes are happening at the same time and the cuts keep going back and forth

·        Cutaway-the shot cuts away to another, best used when a POV is being used

·        Reaction Cut- cuts from a scene of an action like an explosion to the a person’s reaction

·        Matched Cut- is a cut between two different objects, spaces or people in which they graphically match

Transition

·        Fade- a transition to or from a blank screen (usually black)

·        Dissolve- a slow transition  as one image merges into another

·        Wipe- An optical effect which one shot “wipes” another off the screen for dramatic effect

·        Super Imposition- Where two images are placed on top of eachother

·        Montage- A series of shots that are connected together to create a meaning

·        Slow Motion- scene slows down to add drama

·        Long Take- Where the shot does not cut away but lingers

·        Split Screen- A division on the screen to show to shots simultaneously