EDITING

STARTER

To familiarise myself with the media terminology for editing.To analyse the different effects on a film through the editing.

• What is editing?

The post-production selection, sequencing and joining together of camera shots, sound and/or text.

Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of media concepts, using terminology appropriately and with accurate and coherent written expression.

Editing for mood & tone

• What do we find out about a film through the way it is edited?

Editing for realism

• To construct the illusion of reality through 'invisible’ processes such as:

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

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 to show simultaneous

• to represent simultaneous activity:

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

Editing to disrupt

• to disrupt or challenge the viewer’s expectations:

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

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.

Compare the pace of edits…

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.