2. What are some immediate editing
techniques they use and why?
Crosscuts:
-Crosscuts or jumpcuts are usually used to startle the
viewers with a horrific scene and a loud non - diegetic
sound effect.
Flashbacks:
-Flashbacks are commonly shown in a black and white
special effect to illustrate past events which affect the
current situation of a certain scene.
Ellipsis:
-This is used for audience to identify what happens
during the scenes missed and anticipate violence or
gory details
‘You’re Next – 2012’
3. Cont.
Fast Pace:
-Fast pace editing is created in general to show short parts of the film in a montage form
-In Supernatural Thrillers especially, fast pace editing is used to create tension through a
implicit, restricted narrative.
CGI:
-This is used to create gory details or creatures which are hard to film in general
‘Drag Me To Hell – 2009’
4. How does the pace change and why?
• The pace at usually begins with a slow or
moderate pace in order for the audience to
establish the plot and characters.
• However, the pace increase in speed from a
climatic, tense area of the trailer.
• Therefore, this creates suspense and enigmas for
the audience.
• Most commonly, the pace increases in the middle
or toward the ending of a trailer after something
is revealed.
5. What editing techniques are used in different genres and why? (What editing
techniques are conventional to specific genres?)
• Comedy:
The comedy genre usually has upbeat score music which seem to set a uplifting mood throughout
the trailer and are also used to indicate punch lines. There is usually a pause of the score music as
someone does a funny action or says something funny. Secondly, the trailers tend to use long shots
in order to show more dialogue within a scene. The dialogue is critical in comedy and is the main
focus in this genre.
• Romance:
The pace of the romance genre is usually quite slow or moderate and less action filled. Through
this, romance trailers have more dialogue-filled and longer scenes.
• Horror:
Horror trailers use eerie music or shrill sounds to build suspense. Similarly to the comedy genre,
this genre silences the score music or sound effects for a brief second which is then followed by
shrill screams of the victims and flashes of scenes which are horrifying. The shots in horror trailers
are much shorter and faster and tend to edit the dialogue and screams so they overlap. Lastly, the
trailers font colours are usually gray, dark and red.
6. How does the editing connect/compliment the
plot and narrative structure?
• Fast pace montage editing creates thrill for the
audience and to restrict the narrative of the
actual film, so that viewers are teased into
watching the film.
• In addition, if the editing does not compliment
the plot of the film, the genre of the film will
be misunderstood.
7. What editing techniques do you find inspirational?
(What editing techniques would you like to use in your
coursework and why?)
• I find the use of foley sounds inspirational in
making my own trailer as it can give the trailer
the dramatic edge it needs but also sounding
realistic.
• I also find the use of jumpcuts inspirational as it
as they effortlessly startle the audience and
reflect the supernatural thriller genre well.
• It is evident that fast pace editing is essential in
creating a trailer as creates suspense and
illustrates key parts of the film but also restricts
because of its pace.
