Editing techniques in opening sequence
- 1. EDITING TECHNIQUES IN OPENING SEQUENCE: JACK REACHER Ellie Trayling
- 2. Jack Reacher: Opening scene • The first editing technique used is a parallel shot between the car driving and a man fiddling with gun/bullets which is contrasting the villain and hero. • A jump cut is also used to introduce one of the two main characters of the film. It uses this as a way of skipping time building suspense into what he looks like and what he’s doing.
- 3. • An action match is used towards the end of the opening scene when the individual is reloading the gun, this shows continuity of the sequence and shows us different camera shots of the main character to make him look like someone important.
- 4. • There is a cut shot used when the sniper is shooting the people so it cuts back and forth from the sniper and the people being shot.
- 5. • There is a J-cut when the van parks and knocks over the cone and there is a smash cut when the sniper is about to shoot the victims, from loud to silent to create anticipation so the audience is startled when the fired shot is fired. I think the theory to the opening scene is binary opposites as it is clear that it’s good vs bad.