3. Editing Pace
This is the speed and tempo of the cuts –
slow can suggest emotion and fast can
suggest tension, action or uncontrollable
events.
This is the first most obvious thing to look
for as it gives an insight into the tempo and
feel of the sequence.
4. The Cut
Editing often works through the juxtaposition of different shots to
create meaning.
The most common editing technique is the cut.
Cut/edit – The most basic tool of the editor. Editing trims the footage
down but also helps to create/ maintain the logic of a start, middle
and end (narrative).
The cut is a change of shot from one viewpoint or location to
another.
Always ask yourself why a cut has occurred – there is always a reason.
5. Editing Glossary
Match on action- Is where the editor cuts from one
shot to another view that matches the first shot's
action, cutting on action gives the impression of
continuous time when watching the edited film. By
having a subject begin an action in one shot and
carry it through to completion in the next, the editor
creates a visual bridge, which distracts the viewer
from noticing the cut or noticing any slight
continuity error between the two shots.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mv93covb53w
6. Editing Glossary
Jump cut - An abrupt switch from one scene
to another, used to make a dramatic point, or
mark a period of time passing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtbOmpTnyOc = 1:30
Cross-cut - A cut from one narrative or line of
action to another. Mostly used in films to
establish action occurring at the same time in
two different locations http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXlnMveRt-Y
Remember also that sometimes sound is used
to ‘bridge’ the cut and make it less noticeable
on screen.
7. Editing Glossary
Cutaways – This is when the shot ‘cuts away’ to often a
reaction shot of another character or piece of action,
often reinforces a mood of togetherness or
confrontation.
The Reaction shot is any shot in which a participant
reacts to events/action. Often used to guide the
audience’s reaction to a scene
Matched cut/graphic cut is a cut between either two
different objects, two different spaces, or two different
compositions in which an object in the two shots
graphically match, often helping to establish strong
relationship between two scenes.
8. Editing Glossary
Fade
A transition to or from a blank screen (normally black)
Dissolve
A slow transition as one image merges into another
Both are used to suggest differences in time or place. A
dissolve might also suggest a strong connection
between the two scenes involved.
Wipe
An optical effect in which one shot ‘wipes’ another off the screen for
dramatic effect
Superimposition
Two or more images placed directly on top of one another.
