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Film Studies FM1 Micro Analysis - Editing Basics
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FILM LANGUAGE
Editing
Editing
Sequences the shots into something that makes sense for the audience, in terms of time and space.
Most common editing technique in use today is called ‘Continuity Editing’
Continuity Editing
Makes sense of the spatial (space) relationships
Progresses events Shows reactions to previous actions
Allows the film to shift through time Gives the film rhythm Calls the audience’s attention to
significant objects / characters / events in the narrative
Making Sense of Space
Continuity Editing
Spatial Relationships
The Establishing Shot All edits should be motivated
Action / Reaction Eye-Line Match 180 degree rule
Shot Reverse Shot Match on Action Diegetic Sound
The Establishing Shot
The Eyeline Match
180 Degree Rule
Shot
Reverse Shot
Match on Action
Making Sense of Time
Continuity Editing
Time Relationships
Fade In / Out Ellipsis Slow Motion Parallel Editing Flash Back
Parallel Editing
Silence of the Lambs
Fooling the Audience
Bullet Time (Slow Motion)
Cutting Speed
EDITING CHALLENGE.Count the number of cuts in the following sequence:
‘PSYCHO’In this sequence, note where and when the editing changes pace and to what effect.
Style
Editing Styles
Straight cut Fade out Dissolve Wipe Jump cut
Transition Style
The Star Wars Wipe
Spud’s Interview
ANOTHER STYLE OF EDITING IS CALLED…
Used to show a passing of long periods of time and progression of a character or relationship.
Montage Editing
Montage Sequence
“...montage is an idea that arises from the collision of independent shots“ Eisenstein
Soviet Montage
Battleship Potemkin (1925) Eisenstein
GRAPHIC MATCH
Example 1
Example 2
Graphic Match
Editing Controls Text Progression:• Picture relationships
• Rhythmic relationships
• Time relationships
• Space Relationships