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The Language of Film. Film 3 Day 1 Editing and Length of Takes Mrs. Kelly Brown Rio Seco. Lesson Outcome:. Understand how the editing of different shots can also create and change the meaning of a scene and a film. CUT.
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The Language of Film Film 3 Day 1 Editing and Length of Takes Mrs. Kelly Brown Rio Seco
Lesson Outcome: • Understand how the editing of different shots can also create and change the meaning of a scene and a film
CUT • An elliptical cut that appears to be an interruption of a single shot. • Either the figures seem to change instantly against a constant background, or the background changes instantly while the figures remain constant
DISSOLVE • A transition between two shots during which the first image gradually disappears while the second image gradually appears; for a moment the two images blend in. • Can be used as a fairly straightforward editing device to link any two scenes, or in more creative ways, for instance to suggest hallucinatory states.
CROSSCUTTING, aka PARALLEL EDITING • Editing that alternates shots of two or more lines of action occurring in different places, usually simultaneously. • The two actions are therefore linked, associating the characters from both lines of action.
Editing Terms • Cut- a cut is the quickest way to move between images. It looks like and instantaneous change between shots • Fade- is when the image seen on the screen slowly fades to black or white or some other color. A fade sometimes shows that time has passed. • Dissolve- is when an image on screen slowly fades away while the next image is fading in. Dissolves are used to connect images or to move between images in a smooth, rhythmic fashion. • 4. Parallel editing- also called cross-cutting, which is used to cut between scenes that are happening simultaneously but not in the same location. (damsel, train, hero, bad guy etc) • 5. Point-of-view editing- this is when an editor tries to show what the character is thinking. (when a trapped man sees a way to escape)
Editing Terms for the Length of the Shot Long takes- generally feel as if they unfold in real time, allowing the director to set up the scene realistically. A long take would be longer than 8 seconds, but can be longer than 4-5 minutes. Short takes- are typical in quick-cutting music videos in which a single shot can be less than 1 second. Action films will also use a lot of short takes to create suspense and drama in a fight sequence or car chases.
