What is editing?

• What is editing?

When you have series of shots and put it all together to tell a story and to help audience understand what’s happening to the character.

• What is Elliptical editing?

Allows to fill in the gaps and move on with the story without staying on one shot only.

• Why are long shots used?

Long shots are used to show the audience of where the character is.

• What is ‘non-diagetic sound’?

Sound edited into a footage that is not part of the scene and the character can’t hear it when shooting the film but the audience can.

• How do we know she is bending down to pick up the ring? (what shots are used and why?)

The shots used are close up shots. they are used to show her emotions so the audience feel that their involved and the fact that she moved to the centre of the screen to the bottom-right tells us that she's bending down to pick up something and a close up of the ring shows what she's picking up.

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• Overhead establishing shot – what does this achieve?

Sets out what is taking place and makes the character improve their status who is standing in front of the group and makes the group look less important.

• What is Shot-Reverse-Shot?
A film technique where one character is shown looking at another character and the other character is shown looking back at the first character.

• What is Eye-line matching?

Where it involves a close up shot of the characters who are looking at each other, not directly at the camera, so the audience know who there talking to.

• Why do we cut to the other members of the group?
To help viewers acknowledge the emotions of the group and let them know who is involved in the scene so, there faces can be recognised throughout the film.

• What is a wipe?
A transition of a sequence that moves from one to scene to the next.

• What is the effect of using quick cuts?

A quick pace cut often used in music videos or action films to show excitement and action.

b) Now watch ‘Editing: The Invisible Art’ and take notes:

• How can editing build tension and pace?

• What is crosscutting?

• What are reaction shots?

• What is seamless editing?

• What is a jump cut?

• What is a flash back and what does it achieve?

• How can editing be used poetically?


C. Watch ‘Playing with Time’ – watch the film ‘The Gloaming’. Write a short evaluation of the editing used in this film. Refer to detailed examples from the film and use the terminology you have learnt today.







6. Editor Job profile: http://www.skillset.org/film/jobs/post/article_4732_1.aspRead the Film editor job profile. Then, summarise in your own words the key aspects of being an editor. Explain what other people the editor works with and the skills needed.Editor Job Role:



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