Unit 16 film and editing techniques task one a
Download as DOCX, PDF1 like445 views
This document defines and provides examples of various film editing techniques. It explains techniques like elliptical editing, which allows events to appear shorter on screen than in reality. Long shots are used to set the scene and establish context. Non-diegetic sound comes from sources not visible on screen, like narration or mood music. Shot reverse shots show characters looking back and forth during conversations. Cross cutting establishes simultaneous action in different locations to compare scenes. Continuity editing creates a smooth narrative flow between clips without interruptions.
Unit 16 film and editing techniques task one a
- 1. By Chelsie Brandrick Unit 16: Film and Video Editing Techniques Task One (A) 1. What is editing? Editing is the art, technique and practice of assembling shots into a coherent sequence. 2. What is Elliptical editing? Elliptical editing is a technique used in film editing that allows an event’s durations on-screen to be shorter than it’s duration in reality. A great example of this is a mountain climbing sequence from Batman Begins - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpJGC13TG6k 3. Why are long shots used? A long shot typically shows the entire object or human figure and is usually intended to place it in the relation to it’s surroundings. It can set the scene and can also be used as an establishing shot. An example of a long shot is in the 1963 film, Cleopatra. 4. What is non-diegetic sound? It’s a sound whose source isn’t visible on the screen. A good example of this is a narrator’s commentary or mood music. 5. What does an overhead establishing shot achieve? It’s similar to a long shot, as it is used to set the scene and provides the viewer with the context of the subsequent closer shots 6. What is a Shot Reverse Shot? It’s often used where one character is shown looking at another, and then the other character is shown looking back at the first character. It’s
- 2. By Chelsie Brandrick really helpful and often used for conversations. Here is a good example demonstrating this technique - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1Ey0a6LJRA 7. What is eye-line matching? It’s used to show the audience what a character is looking at as if it’s from their perspective. This method was used in the 1996 film ’The Stendhal Syndrome - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSFD6aIhvFI . 8. What is a wipe? A wipe is a form of transition, it usually a line that travels across the screen pushing off one image and revealing another. This is how it can most commonly appear - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97kbFY16xr8 9. What is the effect of using quick cuts? Fast cutting is a film editing technique used to show several consecutive shots of a brief duration. It’s used to convey a lot of information very quickly or to imply chaos. One of my favorites examples of this is from Shaun of the Dead - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YY6mymW4oA . 10. What is cross cutting? It’s an editing technique most used in films to establish action occurring at the same time in two different locations. It can form parallels and encourage the viewer to compare the two shots. Inception uses this technique flawlessly, the contrast from the dull, rainy blue to the luxurious golden glow is visually interesting to the audience, plus it plays a good part in telling the story. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmptU7vEkNU . 11. What are reaction shots? A cut to a shot of a characters reaction to the contents of the preceding shot. The best example on the Internet is from ‘Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs’ - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MdthDT8mW4o 12. What is continuity editing?
- 3. By Chelsie Brandrick The idea of this style of editing is to create a smooth flow between all of the clips so the narrative of the story will be obvious without interruptions. 13. What is a jump cut? It’s an abrupt transition from one scene to another. 14. What is a flashback and what does it achieve? The term flashback was first created by D.W Griffith. A flashback is a transition in a story to an earlier time that interrupts the normal chronological order of events. Flashbacks are usually used to clarify plot or backstory but have also been used as an unreliable narrator. 15.How can editing be used poetically? You can use additional pictures, sounds and editing techniques to build up a certain mood when editing. Some of these are: shadows, colours and filters, music and placing shots together that either contrast or don’t. Bibliography: http://newmediateacher4.blogspot.com/2011/12/introduction-to-editng.htm