AS FILM STUDIESAS FILM STUDIES

EDITINGSymphony of Cut

What is editing?What is editing?

• The juxtaposition of different shots to create meaning

• Constructing a narrative out of footage

• Creating a rhythm and setting the tone

• Continuity editing & montage

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What ‘elements’ of editing are What ‘elements’ of editing are there?there?

CUTS

TRANSITIONS

SPEED

SPECIAL EFFECTS

CUTSCUTS• Cut sweet sixteen• Match cut Casino Royal• Eye line match Rear Window• Motivated cut (shot reverse shot)• Jump cut A Bout de Souffle• Cross cut The Godfather• Cutaway Dancer in the Dark• Montage Battleship Potemkin

TRANSITIONSTRANSITIONS

• Fade out / Fade in Blue Velvet• Dissolve donnie darko• Superimposition Apocolypse Now• Wipe Star Wars

SPEEDSPEED

• Slow motion Face/Off• Sped up motion Koyaanisqatsi• Step printing (under-cranking)

SPECIAL EFFECTSSPECIAL EFFECTS

• Split frames Requiem for a Dream

• Bullet time The Matrix• CGI spiderman• Performance capture Beowulf • 3D avatar

Why is editing important?Why is editing important?

• Key way shots can be connected together in a sequence to convey meaning – Coherent / realistic

• Choice of edits can have specific implications – Continuous / fragmented / time frame

• Edits work with carefully constructed shots & use of sound– Subtle relationship to other micro-elements