editing techniques

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2. Editing
• https://imgur.com/gallery/XWVjb Through this blog post I was able to
look at some of the different types of editing that are used, then I could
also get some ideas of the types of editing that my group could use when
we are editing our trailer.
• Editing is a technical part of the post-production process
of filmmaking. When editing we will work with the raw footage,
selecting shots and combining them into a sequence which will create a
finished motion picture.

3. The kuleshov effect
• The kuleshov effect, is basically about how our brain reads and interprets things,
when we see one image, whether it be a person or an object for example, our brain
will read this and tell us what we are looking at. Then when you cut from the shot
to another shot, or brain will automatically start asking itself what is the
relationship between these images? it will then start to make assumptions about
the relationship between the images and infer all sorts of meanings. They also
show a shot of a girl looking at something, and they show it with two different
shots after it, this helps us to see how different the second shot can make us
interpret the way she is or the way she is feeling.

4. Match on action
• A match on action is two shots that are put together in order to create
continuity editing, the first shot shows the beginning of the action, and the
second shot shows the completion of the same action. It is a good example
of an invisible cut.
• The cut between the two shots needs to be exactly at the same time in the
action to make the editing smooth and continuous.This will mean that the
audience will hardly notice where its been cut to the next shot.

5. Overlapping edit
• An overlapping edit is similar to a match on action, however the difference
is that the part of the action is actually repeated. The first shot shows the
beginning of an action, the second shot shows the completion of that same
action BUT repeats a part of the action that was already seen it shot 1.
• This allows filmmakers to extend the action, so it is shown as longer than it
would be in real life. This gives the action more emphases as it makes us
focus on it for longer. It usually prompts a transition between two different
camera-angles, making the action more dynamic and less boring.

6. Graphic match
• A graphic match is where both shots are the same shapes,
structure and composition, but there are many key aesthetic
differences between the two shots.
• This type of shot is often used to cut between the characters
fantasy and reality. t can also be used as a way to thematically
connect two shots that are separated by time and space.

7. Parallel edit/cross cutting
• This is where two different sequences are taking place at the
same time but in different places.They will cut between the two
different sequences back and forward.This can be to help build a
lot of tension.
• A converse example is cutting between someone racing to the
airport just as their loved one is leaving. Same technique
different type of tension.

8. Montage edit
• Montage editing is is a technique in film editing in which a series
of short shots are edited into a sequence to condense space,
time, and information. Unlike invisible editing, it uses clos ups,
relatively frequent cuts, dissolves, fades and jump cuts.
• An example of montage editing is when they show someone's life
in the space of a few minutes, using fast shots and skipping to
the next bit smoothly as it fades in.

9. Jump cuts
• Between shot 1 and shot 2 the camera's position doesn't change
but the characters', or object's position does.
• This creates what's known as an ellipsis.The time in between
shot 1 and shot 2 has essentially been skipped over.With this
technique a filmmaker can show the events of an hour, day, week
or year in a matter of seconds.

10. Dissolve
• Shot 2 gradually fades in as shot 1 gradually fades out, until
we've completely transitioned from one to the next.
• This is a slower, more gentle way to edit between two shots. It
enhances the Kuleshov effect by allowing the two shots to briefly
co-exist, simultaneously on screen.

11. Fade in/out
• This is where one shot dissolves in to a completely black screen,
and then the black screen dissolves in to the next shot.
• Fade outs are a way to transition between two shots while
showing that time has passed between the two. They're often
used to represent a character falling asleep and waking up /
losing and gaining consciousness.

12. Wipes
•This is when one shot slowly fades in to another, moving
in a particular direction until it fills the screen.
•Wipes are usually purely an aesthetic choice.