Editing

Editing can be defined as cutting film and pasting it. Editing is the organisation of time.

Editing is associated with Mise-en-scène and cinematography as they are concerned with how space is organised on screen.

Continuity Editing= the most common used editing. Relies upon matching the action and positioning from shot to shot.

 

 

The 180 degree rule= important for continuity editors. Have to stay on the same side unless you film the change.

 

Editing Examples:

Cut= Basic edit, making sure the cut is smooth including the 180 degree rule.
 

Cut in= A close up of an object/person or other part of the preceding shot. Used to draw attention to a significant object.

 

Cut-away= Used for similar reasons to the cut in. A shot of any length showing something that could be in visible range of the previous shot, but was not seen.

 

Cross-cutting= Cuts repeatedly between two different characters in different locations in motion.

 

Transitions= There are 3 common forms of transitions (how one shot moves to another)

1)      Cut (straight cut)

2)      Fade (image disappears and usually replaced by a black screen)

3)      Dissolve (one shot slowly replacing another)
 

Wipe= From right to left, see a new image across the screen replacing the previous one (turning the page, end of chapter).

Match on action= A cut between two angles on the same action.

 

Graphic match= A cut emphasising something usually similar in the first or second image (usually a shape) known as an ellipsis (cutting time).

 

Eyeline Match= When a character looks in a particular direction and we see what their looking at from a Point of View shot.

 

Shot-reverse-shot= Used mainly for conversation. The point of view alternates between two opposite positions.

 

Jump cut= An elliptical shot which seems to interrupt the continuity of a scene.