Tuesday 15 October 2013

Different forms of editing

Editing
 The post production selection, sequencing and joining together of camera shots, sound


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
Flash back

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?
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

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; eye line match.and/or text.

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
Eye line match
 

1 comment:

  1. This is a detailed record of editing terminology and will be very useful when it comes to editing your own coursework. Can you add even more detail by inserting a video clip, images, or examples of films in which these techniques have been used extensively.

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