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Editing
Editing is the art of putting images and sound together to be able to tell a story. Editing includes transitions, special effects and color adjustment. It can greatly affect how you see the story, what you feel about a character, and
why you like the film.
Editing is an art that requires a good eye, storytelling skills and an understanding of the equipment.
Editing
So- who’s involved?
The director
The cinematographer
The storyboard artist
The Editors
Assistant editor
Editor
Others
Editing
Storyboard artist- creates a story board to help with shooting/editing
Editing
Editing has “grammar” – the way to talk about editing:
Basics:
A cut joins two shots in a continuing action
A fade signals some kind of change
An effect calls direct attention to itself
Useful Visual Grammar– Narrative Techniques
Shot-reverse-shot.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-bsf2x-aeE When Harry Met Sally
Staple shot for many a scene!
Match-Cut.
Compositional elements/objects match
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=leOzWXbQE9A 2001 Space Odyssey
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ypul7nPcMII Lawrence of Arabia (at 1m00)
Useful Visual Grammar– Narrative Techniques
Eyeline-match
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmDTSQtK20c Flight of the Conchords
Match on Action
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1eFdUSnaQM
Reaction Shot
Show emotion/identify with an other
Esp in Comedy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kr7djGY1fhA at 1m14
Useful Visual Grammar– Narrative Techniques
Cutaways- shots that are relevant to the scene, but not necessarily to the narrative function of the scene (ie showing reactions, or messages in the dialogue)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12264194
Common in news production. Often literal.
Can be a good ‘safety’/’concealing’ alternative (for continuity)- always consider getting plenty of cutaways to give you options but be careful as they…
Can be very cheap!!!
Also known as ‘filler’, ‘B-roll’
Useful Visual Grammar– Narrative Techniques
Cross Cutting (Parallel Action)- cutting between scenes to induce a certain response (tension)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLcTKCRfryg (The Office) (4m30)
Useful Visual Grammar– Narrative Techniques
Jump-cut (a cut that breaks the continuity of time, or the traditional spacial continuity of the edit)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diNUplP7GZ8 Breathless (1960)
A rule that is frequently broken!
Useful Visual Grammar– Narrative Techniques
Sequence shot- where a whole sequence occupies a single shot
A flashy example:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2YelaGi5kM Kill Bill Vol 1
Camera doesn’t have to move though!
