EditingPutting it together

Editing

• Editing is about putting the shots together that make up the film

• Editing shapes the rhythm and pace of the film• How long are the shots?• How have they been put together?

Shots and cuts

1Shot Shot

Cut

Shots and cuts

Cut: where 2 shots are joined together

1Shot Shot

Cut

TRANSITIONS

•FADE IN

•FADE OUT

•DISSOLVE

•WIPE

DISSOLVE

• One shot fades in while another fades out so that for a few seconds, the two are on top of each other and appear to blend

Shot

Shot

DISSOLVE

DISSOLVE

Shot 1............. dissolves into................... shot 2

Fade Out

• FADE OUT One shot disappears, often into black or white.

• Often used to show a change of time

Shot

Fade In

• FADE IN The shot appears gradually often from black or white

Shot Shot

Wipe

• One shot is wiped from the screen by another .

• Often used to go from one scene to another or from one time to another

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Cross cutting

• Also known as parallel editing• Editing that alternates between action occurring in

different places, usually at the same time. The two actions are therefore linked.

Graphic matchNote the match of

the images

Montage

•This is where a whole series of shots are put together, that give an impression of what is happening.

•It is also used to show different, apparently unrelated shots that suggest an association.

Montage

•Watch clip from Psycho

Pace of editing

•When shots are short in length, this is fast paced editing.

•It can make the audience feel anxious, or add to the speed of the action

Shot Shot Shot Shot Shot Shot Shot Shot

Pace of editing

•When the pace of editing is slower, and a shot may continue for a longer period, this may make the scene feel more relaxed

•At the beginning of a film the longer shots may be needed to give us information

Shot Shot

Pace of editing

•Changing the length of shot changes the pace and this can emphasize a change in the film as well eg a change in mood, or contrast one part of the action with another.

Shot Shot Shot Shot Shot

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