1. AS FILM STUDIESAS FILM STUDIES
EDITING
Symphony of Cut

2. What is editing?What is editing?
• The juxtaposition of different shots to
create meaning
• Constructing a narrative out of
footage
• Creating a rhythm and setting the tone
• Continuity editing & montage
best film editing

3. What ‘elements’ of editing areWhat ‘elements’ of editing are
there?there?
CUTS
TRANSITIONS
SPEED
SPECIAL
EFFECTS

4. CUTSCUTS
• Cut sweet sixteen
• Match cut Casino Royal
• Eye line match Rear Window
• Motivated cut (shot reverse shot)
• Jump cut A Bout de Souffle
• Cross cut The Godfather
• Cutaway Dancer in the Dark
• Montage Battleship Potemkin

5. TRANSITIONSTRANSITIONS
• Fade out / Fade in Blue Velvet
• Dissolve donnie darko
• Superimposition Apocolypse Now
• Wipe Star Wars

6. SPEEDSPEED
• Slow motion Face/Off
• Sped up motion Koyaanisqatsi
• Step printing (under-cranking)

7. SPECIAL EFFECTSSPECIAL EFFECTS
• Split frames Requiem for a Dream
• Bullet time The Matrix
• CGI spiderman
• Performance capture Beowulf
• 3D avatar

8. Why is editing important?Why is editing important?
• Key way shots can be connected
together in a sequence to convey
meaning
– Coherent / realistic
• Choice of edits can have specific
implications
– Continuous / fragmented / time frame
• Edits work with carefully constructed
shots & use of sound
– Subtle relationship to other micro-
elements