Introduction
Editing in film is when someone adjusts the film that was recorded. Editing is important for the transitions of scenes and for the movie to look more appealing to the audience. In addition, they provide context for the film itself like a shot reverse shot when characters are having a conversation. With this information we practice and research the different methods of editing. That could later help us make our film.
Editing Technique: Shot/reverse Shot | ||
Definition | A film technique where one character is shown looking at another character> | |
Describe (2) ways editors utilize this technique | ||
It can be used to show a conversation between two characters | It can show multiple perspectives in one scene. | |
What effects does the technique have on the audience? Discuss genre, emotions, and messages communicated by each technique. | ||
It gives the audience details on the relationship between the characters. This can be effective in all genres. | The audience gets to see both sides so, this can better translate on how the characters are feeling or reacting. | |
Add Images from film and document the title of the film and year released.
Title: No Country for Old Men
Released: 2007
Definition: Eyeline Match | A film technique to indicate to the audience what a character is seeing. | |
Describe (2) ways editors utilize this technique | ||
It helps indicate what the character is seeing. | It helps indicate an action being performed. | |
What effects does the technique have on the audience? Discuss genre, emotions, and messages communicated by each technique. | ||
It allows the audience to believe what they are looking at through the character eye. Like the emotions of a character in a drama. | Eyeline match help the audience follow interactions. An example of this would be an argument between lovers in a romance. | |
Add Images from film and document the title of the film and year released.
Title: Burn Afer Reading
Released: 2008
Definition: Graphic Match | A connection of two different scenes with similar visual styles through colors, shapes, or patterns | |
Describe (2) ways editors utilize this technique | ||
It helps to illustrate time in a film. | This helps display the settings of the film. | |
What effects does the technique have on the audience? Discuss genre, emotions, and messages communicated by each technique. | ||
This helps signal to the audience where the film is taking place at that time. Like a Ferris wheel to a tire of a car. This can be helpful in all genres. |
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Add Images from film and document the title of the film and year released.
Title: A Space Odyssey
Realeased: 1968
Definition: Crosscutting | Cut across its main grain or axis | |
Describe (2) ways editors utilize this technique | ||
To transition between shot to shot to provide a clean transition | You can use crosscutting to show the multiple events happening across multiple scenes | |
What effects does the technique have on the audience? Discuss genre, emotions, and messages communicated by each technique. | ||
It brings the audience to the edge of their seats and creates suspense about the scene shown |
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Add Images from film and document the title of the film and year released.
Star Wars Battle of Yavin
1955
Definition Action Match | A film transition that cuts from one shot to a closer shot to show off the action within that scene. | |
Describe (2) ways editors utilize this technique | ||
A way they could use this technique is to make a flow in post-production editing. | It can also create a connection between scenes of the film. | |
What effects does the technique have on the audience? Discuss genre, emotions, and messages communicated by each technique. | ||
With action matches it can create various moods in the context | This can be applied in all genres of film but is more effective in action and drama movies. | |
Film Name: Monty Phyton and the Holy Grail
Year Released: 1975
Definition Jump Cut | an abrupt transition from one scene to another. | |
Describe (2) ways editors utilize this technique | ||
use a single camera position to show a character covering a great distance without making the audience watch every step. | Jump cuts can also portray the point of view of a disoriented or confused character without resorting to special effects. | |
What effects does the technique have on the audience? Discuss genre, emotions, and messages communicated by each technique. | ||
jump cuts can create a sense of disorientation, confusion, or fragmentation in the audience by breaking continuity and realism conventions. |
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The Royal Tenenbaums
2001
Cutaway: | a shot that “cuts away” from the main action to let the viewer know something else in the atmosphere is occurring, such as an object or location. | |
Describe (2) ways editors utilize this technique | ||
To show another action is happening. | Allow exposition in a story and shows both main and secondary perspective. | |
What effects does the technique have on the audience? Discuss genre, emotions, and messages communicated by each technique. | ||
Make’s your film more visually arresting to the audience. | Used in every genre, the technique just shows another character's view. | |
Film name: Family guy
Year realsed:1999
Definition: Parallel Editing | Scenes are cross cute to show there happening at the same time. | |
Describe (2) ways editors utilize this technique | ||
Make a scene intense and connect the stories. | Create context, buildup between characters. | |
What effects does the technique have on the audience? Discuss genre, emotions, and messages communicated by each technique. | ||
It creates emotions like tension and builds excitement and interest to continue watching. | Can be used in almost any movie to show connection with the characters. | |
Name of film: Rocky IV
Year Released: 1985
Reflection
From this exercise I learned some valuable editing techniques for the near future. With each of my teams responsibilities we can all work together on editing. With that said the responsibilities of everyone were, Cole A (myself) shot reverse shot, eyeline match and graphic match. Eric E did jump cut, parallel editing, and crosscutting. And Antonio M did cutaway and action match. As stated, we have split up different parts to get the work done both quicker and easier while also sharing what we learned.
Work Cited
https://www.studiobinder.com/blog/what-is-film-editing-definition/
https://www.nfi.edu/cross-cutting/
