Purpose of Editing
Development of Drama: The way footage is edited can determine the intensity of the shots in a film where drama is key. When creating and developing drama in a film, it depends on a number of things such as the camera shots. In drama films, they use a lot of reaction shots, this is to signify how one or more characters act to a situation that has occurred. They also use prolonged shots because they want to build up tension and create a sense of danger by doing this. Developing drama all comes down to emotion and how they react and deal with that, after the 'drama element' has taken place.
Combining shots into sequences: Combining shots into sequences is the process of placing shots together and making them all flow into each other. Firstly when all the shots are individually edited they can then be placed into a successful sequence, and the quality of the editing will determine how smoothly the sequence flows. The editing needs to be so good that its almost invisible to the audiences eye.
Engaging the viewer
Engaging the viewer is very important because these are the people that will decide whether the film is good or not. Their reviews will make or break the film. There are a number of ways that a viewer can be engaged for example by allowing the audience to engage their imagination in interpreting what the scenes mean and what the story means they will feel more immersed into the story, and they will want to know if their theory/idea was correct, so they are more likely to watch future sequels or adaptations
Creating Pace: Creating pace while editing in a film is when a film speeds up or slows down at certain parts of the film. An example of films that would use a fast pace would be action films, as you'd expect there normally would be a car chase or some sort of running scene where fast pace would be relevant. To create a fast pace scene, shots are cut quickly and move to different shots to create the feeling of pace. A slower pace would be used in a drama/love story type of film. This allows the audience to see and understand the scene and characters fully without getting distracted by quick cut shots. This is done by having longer shots in a scene.
Relationship to genre
The way that certain genres are edited changes the way we think about the story and our emotions change depending on the techniques used, it captures the audience and draws them in. In horror films, fast pace editing is regularly used. This is to build up tension and causes the audience to become nervous and anxious at what is going to happen next. They are waiting to be surprised or scared by what the next quick cut shot will be. In these types of films, the most commonly used shot is a low shot. Low shots create fear in the shots of chosen characters. They intimidate others and have a sense of authority and believe that they are better than other characters in the film. The use of high shots and close-up shots in horror films signify weakness, usually of the victims in the story.
In horror films, fast pace editing is regularly used. This is to build up tension and causes the audience to become nervous and anxious at what is going to happen next. They are waiting to be surprised or scared by what the next quick-cut shot will be. In these types of films, the most commonly used shot is a low shot. Low shots create fear in the shots of chosen characters. They intimidate others and have a sense of authority and that they are better than other characters in the film. The use of high shots and close-up shots in horror films signify weakness, usually of the victims in the story. An example film of where they use these techniques effectively is the film 'One Missed Call' (the trailer is on the right). In the trailer we see the victims being haunted by mysterious phone calls, where they hear themselves being murdered. The close-up shots show the fear and desperation in their faces when they find out of their destiny.
Montage/Creating Motivation
Montage is where a sequence of different shots are edited together to create different effects, for example to save time and show the movement of time, space and information. The effect of a montage within a sporting film is that it helps the audience understand how hard the character within the montage is working without them needing to see every second of the training that took place. This also makes the audience feel more involved with the character, and they might begin to root for the character and feel like they deserve to reach the goal they've been working towards. For example the video on the right is from the film Rocky where we see Rocky (Sylvester Stallone) training, the beginning of the training is hard while towards the end of the montage he becomes used to it which tells the audience that he is making progress in his training, while also taking out a large amount of time it would have taken to show that if not for montage. This scene is very motivational
Flashbacks
A flashback is an interjected scene that takes the story back in time from the current point in the story. Flashbacks are often used to recount events that happened before the story's primary sequence of events to fill in crucial backstory. An example of when a flashback is effectively used is in the film ratatouille.
In the scene above Ego (the food critic) takes a bite and the camera drastically zooms in and out of Ego’s head at the same time. Out of nowhere, now we’re with him in his childhood. His Mum has his favourite food, (ratatouille) which he tastes and loves. The camera then zooms back out to the present day restaurant. Ego is shocked. He drops his pen in dramatic slow motion, and devours the rat’s ratatouille with a childlike happiness. This flashback emphasises how much Ego enjoys the dish and why. It also helps the audience to emotionally connect to the scene through the use of the flashback.
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Combining shots into sequences: Combining shots into sequences is the process of placing shots together and making them all flow into each other. Firstly when all the shots are individually edited they can then be placed into a successful sequence, and the quality of the editing will determine how smoothly the sequence flows. The editing needs to be so good that its almost invisible to the audiences eye.
Engaging the viewer
Engaging the viewer is very important because these are the people that will decide whether the film is good or not. Their reviews will make or break the film. There are a number of ways that a viewer can be engaged for example by allowing the audience to engage their imagination in interpreting what the scenes mean and what the story means they will feel more immersed into the story, and they will want to know if their theory/idea was correct, so they are more likely to watch future sequels or adaptations
Creating Pace: Creating pace while editing in a film is when a film speeds up or slows down at certain parts of the film. An example of films that would use a fast pace would be action films, as you'd expect there normally would be a car chase or some sort of running scene where fast pace would be relevant. To create a fast pace scene, shots are cut quickly and move to different shots to create the feeling of pace. A slower pace would be used in a drama/love story type of film. This allows the audience to see and understand the scene and characters fully without getting distracted by quick cut shots. This is done by having longer shots in a scene.
Relationship to genre
The way that certain genres are edited changes the way we think about the story and our emotions change depending on the techniques used, it captures the audience and draws them in. In horror films, fast pace editing is regularly used. This is to build up tension and causes the audience to become nervous and anxious at what is going to happen next. They are waiting to be surprised or scared by what the next quick cut shot will be. In these types of films, the most commonly used shot is a low shot. Low shots create fear in the shots of chosen characters. They intimidate others and have a sense of authority and believe that they are better than other characters in the film. The use of high shots and close-up shots in horror films signify weakness, usually of the victims in the story.
In horror films, fast pace editing is regularly used. This is to build up tension and causes the audience to become nervous and anxious at what is going to happen next. They are waiting to be surprised or scared by what the next quick-cut shot will be. In these types of films, the most commonly used shot is a low shot. Low shots create fear in the shots of chosen characters. They intimidate others and have a sense of authority and that they are better than other characters in the film. The use of high shots and close-up shots in horror films signify weakness, usually of the victims in the story. An example film of where they use these techniques effectively is the film 'One Missed Call' (the trailer is on the right). In the trailer we see the victims being haunted by mysterious phone calls, where they hear themselves being murdered. The close-up shots show the fear and desperation in their faces when they find out of their destiny.
Montage/Creating Motivation
Montage is where a sequence of different shots are edited together to create different effects, for example to save time and show the movement of time, space and information. The effect of a montage within a sporting film is that it helps the audience understand how hard the character within the montage is working without them needing to see every second of the training that took place. This also makes the audience feel more involved with the character, and they might begin to root for the character and feel like they deserve to reach the goal they've been working towards. For example the video on the right is from the film Rocky where we see Rocky (Sylvester Stallone) training, the beginning of the training is hard while towards the end of the montage he becomes used to it which tells the audience that he is making progress in his training, while also taking out a large amount of time it would have taken to show that if not for montage. This scene is very motivational
Flashbacks
A flashback is an interjected scene that takes the story back in time from the current point in the story. Flashbacks are often used to recount events that happened before the story's primary sequence of events to fill in crucial backstory. An example of when a flashback is effectively used is in the film ratatouille.
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