Research - Miss Begum: Editing

Editing

Editing is when you edit an scene to either to move another scene or to show something is happening within the scene or to enhance the film. Editing is important factor when creating films or television shows. The editing has to be fluent and must not be noticed by the viewer except in under certain circumstances where the viewer has to notice, however like with Cinematography you have to be careful how you edit the scenes for a film or television. To edit clips together you would need to use programs such as Sony Vegas pro or Adobe premier pro. There are many different types of techniques used within films. These reflect the pacing, the behaviour or different types of films. The response from the audience where scenes have been edited could vary especially in the thriller genre. Editing a shot could easily scare your audience if done correctly.

Definitions of different types of editing techniques

Transitions

This is where one scene transition into another scene. There are many different types of transitions  that is used in the film industry and in thrillers below is several different types of transitions

Straight Cut

When one shot moves into another shot and it doesn't confuse the viewer. This is usually done with most scenes in a film. This creates fluency in the film and is an general technique that all films would use since its quite simple to do an very effective.

The Video here show the use of straight cuts.

Fade to black

One shot moves to another shot however the scenes fades to black before the next scene appears. This is usually done towards the end of films or scenes that had significant impact. For example the technique is used some murder scene. This technique is regularly used in thrillers especially towards the end of the film or in transition into to another scene. It also used to end the film in a cliffhanger.

Wipe cut

This is when a scene moves is swiped left or right to another scene. This is very rarely used in thrillers since its quite basic technique to use and also can not be use for dramatic effect however it used in several other genres

Dissolve

This is where one scene disintegrates/fade depending how the editor chooses who the dissolve technique is implemented into another scene and is used thrillers frequently used since it can be used to connect two scenes together if there was an cut in the middle or to move to another scene fluently.

Jump Cut

An jump cut is when an scene jumps to another scene on purpose. This is done intentionally especially if the audience needs to see something why there was an jump cut 

Editing techniques

This is would be techniques that is used in editing stage to add dramatic effect or to enhance the film. there are multiple techniques that is used throughout the film industry. Below are several techniques that is used in thrillers.

Shot Reverse Shot

This is where an two people are speaking in a scene however every time someone is speaking the camera is looking towards the person who is speaking and this is used conjunction with an over the shoulder shot. So the camera is looking at person A and the camera is placed over the shoulder person B and this is switched

Below is a video showing shot reverse shot being used in The Hunger Games

Montage

This is where an series of clips are put together to form an montage. This is done at an fast pace and use to build tension within the audience or used as flashbacks during a film. 

Slow Motion

This is where a scene or an clip is slowed down and is used to shown something important or used to show an important scene in which the audience needs to know or would be interested in seeing. These types of technique can provoke an response from 

Fast Pace Editing

This is where clips are put together at an fast pace unlike an montage this is when clips are fast forwarded. these usually show when time is a forwarded.

180 Degree rule

This is an important rule when making films. The 180 degree rule is an hypothetical line across an scene. The camera should not pass this hypothetical line otherwise that scene would no longer be fluent and also would confuse the audience as the audience wont know which side of the set is which. There is an exception to this rule, this is where an camera must show to the audience that the camera has passed the hypothetical line however the same rules would apply after doing that.

Key scene analysis: The Grudge:

Here are examples of shots played during the short clip of the grudge At the beginning of the clip (00:12) you will see an reaction shot. The purpose of this reaction shot was to capture the actor’s emotions. Because she was being haunted by a creature and she caught a glimpse of it in the mirror.

at (00:27) you will see and shot reverse shot showing the girl looking at an mirror looking for someone. at (01:28) you will see a montage or a series of fast pace clips that have been put together. in this case it is shown as a flashback 

When i am creating films editing is one of the most important part of the film besides sound and filming itself. Editing allows you to enhance a film this can be done via using transitions or different types of editing techniques. Editing is really important in thrillers since there are many convections that are used in thrillers. This can range from the use of jump cuts in certain can give an response from the audience to the ways you would add an montage to the thriller. Editing allows you to do this and when a film is really good its comes down to how good the editing. When i am creating my thriller  opening there are several different techniques i will be planning to use. Fade to black at the end of the opening scene so the scene ends on a cliffhanger, this would get an response from the audience. Another technique i am planning to use shot reverse shot to show Dialogue between two characters and something happening background this would have audience response of confused however this confusion would be gone towards the end of the film. I also need to use straight cuts and jump cuts for transitions and also follow the 180 degree rule.