Editing

EDITING

 

 

The Terminology:

•dissolve, fade in, fade out or to black; wipe, slow motion or fast-forward; short or long takes; flashback.

•jump-cut, montage editing, post-production special effects.

•insert; cutaway, cross-cutting, parallel editing.

•continuity editing; the 180-degree rule; shot-reverse-shot; match on action;

eyeline match.

Editing For Pace

•What’s the pace and rhythm

of editing in these sequences?

Try:

•- counting the shots to gauge the

variety of shot lengths and variations in pace.

•- mapping the edit points in a diagram

to get the ‘shape’ of the sequence.

 

Editing To Disrupt

•to disrupt or challenge the viewer’s expectations:

•jump-cut,

•montage editing,

•post-production special effects.

 

Editing To Show Simultaneous

•to represent simultaneous activity:

•insert;

•cutaway,

•cross-cutting,

•parallel editing

 

Editing To Show A Passage Of Time

•to show the passage of time through visual effects or transitions:

•dissolve,

•fade in, fade out or to black;

•wipe, slow motion or fast-forward;

•short or long takes;

•flashback

 

Editing For Realism

•continuity editing;

•the 180-degree rule;

•shot-reverse-shot;

•match on action;

•eyeline match.