Reasearch: Editing

Editing

What is editing:

Editing is the process of chaning and minipulating scenes of a finished film to make the movie even better editing would include, Rearranging, adding and/or removing sections of video clips and/or audio clips, Applying colour correction, filters and other enhancements and Creating transitions between clips etc.

Examples of editing:

straight cut:

A straight cut is a very simple edit where one scene ends and another begins very quickly without any delays and cause no confusion for the audience.

Fade to black:

when one shot goes (moves) into another and there is a black filter  edited between two scenes.

Dissolve:

A dissolve is when one shot dissintigrates into another.

Reaction shot:

A reaction shot is any shot (often used as a cut away) in which a subject reacts to the previous shot.

Montage:

A montage is many clips that are quickly juxtaposed together  to create excitement for the audience.
Slow editing:

Slow editing is when clips are put together at slow pace and this is to create suspence and capture action.

Fast editing:

Fast editing is when clips are put together at a quick pace to make a quick intence scene for audience.

180 degree rule:

The 180 degree rule is an hypothetical drawn between two or more actors. The camera must not shoot on the other side of the line and this is because it can confuse the audience and also the shooting will not be consistent.

Shot reverse shot:

A shot reverse shot is mostly used in films where a conversation is taking place and where one shot quickly follows another.

Jump cut:

A jump cut is a drastic camera movement that is noticeable to the eye the shot/edit looks like it jumps.


Slow Motion:

Slow motion is an affect that is used to make the scene look like the time in the scene has been slowed down.

Conclusion:

Looking at all the different types of edits i can add into my film has enabled me to look at the ways i could use them in my thriller film.In my thriller film i am going to be using a reaction shot to clearly show the reactions of the actors in my thriller, fade to black this is to leave the audience not knowing if it is the end if the film or if there is more so they will be left wanting to know what happens next and a montage to quckly get from on scene to another.