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1. Purpose & Techniques of Editing in Contemporary Examples Worksheet
Pass: Describe the use of techniques and their purpose (how they are used) in the clip
Merit: Explain the purpose of the techniques with detailed reference to the clip
Distinction: Discuss which Early Cinema Pioneer (Lumiere, Melies or Porter) pioneered this
approach and how the Purpose has or has not changed since.
Merit Example: “This is where, in a film, the editor changes the speed of which the film goes
to show the audience a long period of time into a relatively short time. films use this to skip
through hours, days or even months. a good example of this would be the new version of
‘the karate kid’ as through the time he learns to train, it speeds up to make it last about 15
minutes, when it would have lasted days or even weeks. As it lets the audience know it’s
been a long period of time, it also allows the director and editor to add more footage into
the film as it’s shortened down what would have been a long piece of film, showing the
days/weeks of training day by day.”
Purpose 1. Time
Mainstream Continuity Techniques: Cross Cutting, Hollywood Montage
Team America Training https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFrMLRQIT_k
Star Wars https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKEqHDIc4v0
Alternative Techniques: Slow Motion or Freeze Frame, Transitions, Hollywood Montage,
Inception https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNE2hNmmT3A
Snatch Cousin Avi https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cf8vnfxrXU

2. Purpose 2. Space
Mainstream Continuity Techniques: 180 degree rule, Eyeline Match, Match on Action,
Shot Rev Shot
Walking the stairs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CSI-Hz1WuU
Alternative Discontinuity Techniques: Jump Cuts, breaking 180 deg rule
Fight Club https://youtu.be/ol9CdCpSMac
3. Rhythm - https://vimeo.com/123629758
Mainstream Continuity Techniques: Cuts, Motivated Cuts,
Avengers Fight https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKen2B2cOkU
Alternative techniques: Jump Cuts, Cutting to a beat/soundtrack
We Come One FaithlessMusicVideo:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65EfTFUFDwI