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Editing in Film

Editing in Film. Transitions, Continuity, and Rhythm. what is editing?. The work of selecting and joining shots together to create a finished film. Most of the editing occurs during post-production (after the filming has been done)

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Editing in Film

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  1. Editing in Film Transitions, Continuity, and Rhythm

  2. what is editing? • The work of selecting and joining shots together to create a finished film. • Most of the editing occurs during post-production (after the filming has been done) • The work is done by an editor (usually works with director, sound editor, etc.) • Editing shots creates a sequence

  3. Transitions • the technique of juxtaposing shots together • in other words, how the shots are joined

  4. Transitions • Cut: one shot is instantly replaced on the screen by another shot • Fade In: the screen is black and a shot fades in (starts light and gets darker) • Fade Out: the shot gets lighter, then the screen is black • Dissolve: one shot fades in as another fades out; at one point, the shots are both on screen (superimposed; i.e. Psycho)

  5. Transitions • Wipe: one shot is pushed off screen by another shot; a line is usually visible • Iris: a circle closes down over or opens up on a shot

  6. Continuity • Continuity editing: • Creates a smooth flow to the film • Makes visual and narrative sense • Establishes the story for the viewer • Created through: • Match Cuts: joining two cuts that have similar compositions (arrangements of elements in the frame; i.e. drain to eye in Psycho) • Shot-Reverse-Shot: joining different shots to tell story; common in conversations

  7. More Editing Stuff • Cross-Cutting: cutting back and forth quickly to show that things are happening at the same time • Sequence Shot • Along take with no editing (no cut or other transition) • Montage • Many brief shots are joined together so there is an emotional impact or visual design (shower scene in Psycho) • Errors in Continuity • Disruption in the flow; actions don’t match or props are out of place • Jump Cut • Leaves out parts of the action • Disrupts the continuity

  8. More Editing Stuff • Split Screen: the screen is divided into different shots • Cutaway Shot: interruption of a shot by showing something else (similar to a shot reverse shot, but usually not close-ups/conversation) • Compressed Time: the shortening of time through editing (cuts, fades, dissolves) • Subjective Time: time in a film as felt/experienced by the character(s) • Flashback: story goes back in time to tell a part of the story that happened before • Flash-forward: story jumps ahead to show something in the future; rarely used

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