EDITING TECHNIQUE’S
Continuity editing
Continuity editing is when you put in order a sequence of
shot’s to show the progression of events. Given the new shots an editor can
suggest many different situations.
Accelerating Time
Accelerating time is
when you focus on a characters build up and speed up towards a big event that
is about to happen to the character in the program or the movie. For example if
a character has to go school and they show everything the character does from getting
their uniform, showering, eating and getting to school that will take forever
so they just show little shot’s of the key parts which is speeding up the
process .
Expanding Time
Expanding time is when a moment is dragged on longer than it
should be in order to create suspense. For example if a bomb was to go off when
someone sits down then all that needs to happen is the person sits down and
that’s it the persons dead however most directors use expanding time to create
tension in the moment and prolong the event.
Insert Shot
A insert shot is a close up of something that is already
there in the scene. It adds extra details of information that we don’t know
about at first. For example if someone is at a pressure situation then the
extra detail of tension in their face can be shown by a insert shot.
Cutaway shot
A cutaway shot cuts away from the present scene into a past
scene to add extra detail and information. A cutaway shot can often show why
something has happened in the present scene as it will show extra information
on the subject. Family Guy is most famous for its cutaway shots.
Relational editing
Relational editing refers to making a relationship with
another scene. It will show one scene which doesn’t make sense at first then
the next scene will allow us to understand the previous scene therefore making
the audience relate to it. For example a woman is at the park waving we don’t
what it is but the next scene shows a car pulling up this makes us know that
the woman must be waving at the person in the car.
Thematic editing
In thematic editing scenes are edited together to represent
some type of theme. Thematic editing is used to show and compare feelings and
call upon common experiences.
Parallel Cutting
Parallel cutting is often seen in sitcoms and soap opera’s
as they always have more than one storyline. Parallel cutting is when you cut
from one scene and storyline to another scene and storyline in quick succession
this often happens to or three times in a row.
Crosscutting
Simply put, Crosscutting is to build a relationship between
different but silmutaenous actions. It is used to also develop suspense.
Cause, effect and motivation
Cause, effect and motivation is key to editors as they
always have to think what shots are the best way to show one, two or maybe all
three of these key feature’s. This is
what makes a production realistic.
