Sunday, 21 September 2014

Editing terms


  • Post production: think about...hope clips can be joined together,  how clips are ordered/structured, speed/pace and CGI/ special effects.
  • How many cuts are used .
  • how long shots are on the screen for.
  • how they're ordered.
  • how does the editing work with the narrative.
  • how does it work with time. 
  • Is it fast or slow paced. 
  • Have any effects or transitions been used. 
Transitions

  • Straight cut-between shots, most commonly used.
  • Dissolve- gradual transitions between shots, can help show time passing or a different location. 
  • Fade to/ from black to white- creates sense of time passing or can also be used for flashbacks. 
  • Fade in/out-shows progression of time or can show a peaceful setting if used at the beginning of a scene.
  • Crossing cutting-action cuts between two sequence.
  • Wipe-line moves across bring a completely new shot, marker of change.
  • Jump cut-would make something look dramatic. One big thing in the Scene changes but the rest of the scene doesn't. Used to disorient the audience.
  • Visual effects- can range from B/W to CGI and can be used to make shots look like CCTV footage or old. 
  • Sound- diegetic/ non-diegetic.
  • Continuity editing- maintains spacial relationships, calls attention to specific things, gives the film rhythm, graphic match. 
  • 180 degree rule. This is used to show a level of continuity and give the audience an awareness of what's in the scene and how its composed.
  • Montage .

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