Editing is the process of looking at all the footage shot during the making of a film/TV programme and placing it in the desired order and joining it together.The two key areas that we have concentrate on with editing are SPEED OF EDITING, which is how long each shot lasts, and STYLE OF EDITING, which is how each shot is joined to the next. In a film each scene may last a matter of seconds, or it could continue for minutes but the length of each sequence shows the pace of the film moving the action along. The speed of the editing will help to determine the mood of what is taking place on screen.If the audience is to feel anxiety and suspense the editing will be quick and the scenes/shots would be changing frequently for example in an action scene. Some Examples:
Straight Cut:
Most common and 'invisible' form of transition. One shot moves instantaneously to the next without attracting the audiences attention. Straight cuts help retain reality. They do not break the viewers suspension of disbelief.
Most common and 'invisible' form of transition. One shot moves instantaneously to the next without attracting the audiences attention. Straight cuts help retain reality. They do not break the viewers suspension of disbelief.
Fades:
A gradual darkening or lightening of an image until it becomes black or white. One shot will fade until only a black or white screen can be seen. It can indicate the end of a particular section of time within the narrative. It can also show the passing of time.
Wipes:
One image is pushed off the screen by another . Images can be pushed left or right. It's more common for the image to be pushed off the left-hand side as this movement is more constant with the sense of time moving forward. Wipes are used to signal a movement between different locations that are experiencing the same time.
Jump Cut:
A jump cut is where the audience's attention is brought into focus on something very suddenly. This occurs by breaking the continuity editing, this is known as discontinuity. It appears as if a section of the sequence has been removed.
A gradual darkening or lightening of an image until it becomes black or white. One shot will fade until only a black or white screen can be seen. It can indicate the end of a particular section of time within the narrative. It can also show the passing of time.
Wipes:
One image is pushed off the screen by another . Images can be pushed left or right. It's more common for the image to be pushed off the left-hand side as this movement is more constant with the sense of time moving forward. Wipes are used to signal a movement between different locations that are experiencing the same time.
Jump Cut:
A jump cut is where the audience's attention is brought into focus on something very suddenly. This occurs by breaking the continuity editing, this is known as discontinuity. It appears as if a section of the sequence has been removed.
The gap in action (when Seberg picked up the mirror) is emphasised by the use of a jump cut. A jump cut is used to startle the viewer and to draw attention to something.
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