The Importance Of Editing In A Film Making Process

EDITING FINAL ASSESSMENT

Mohit Hassija

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December 18, 2015

Introduction

The Paper intends to define what editing is and what are the way editing is carried out in a film-making process. It will however explain in detail what is continuity editing and how does it impact the formation of sequence and also how it is perceived by the viewer.

In film-making editing is one of the most important phase. It is where the director and editors aim to achieve the production of a meaning or message the film was set out to convey. A single image conveys a different meaning than a combination of images presented as a sequence. Rearranging the shots can completely change the meaning that is conveyed to the viewer. There are a lot of predetermined

The editor fades one shot to black and then fades in the next. Often used to indicate a change in time and place.

Final cut the finished edit of a film, approved by the director and the producer. This is what the audience sees.

Iris

visible on screen as a circle closing down over or opening up on a shot. Seldom used in contemporary film, but common during the silent era of Hollywood films.

Jump cut a cut that creates a lack of continuity by leaving out parts of the action.

Matched cut a cut joining two shots whose compositional elements match, helping to establish strong continuity of action.

Montage

scenes whose emotional impact and visual design are achieved through the editing together of many brief shots. The shower scene from Psycho is an example of montage editing.

Rough cut the editor's first pass at assembling the shots into a film, before tightening and polishing occurs.

Sequence shot a long take that extends for an entire scene or sequence. It is composed of only one shot with no editing.

Shot reverse shot cutting usually used for conversation scenes, this technique alternates between over-the-shoulder shots showing each character

To make it seem jump-less one has to play with shot magnification or different angles. It also helps haste the movie time. Say a real 2 minute walk can be shown in 30 second using match cut yet it won’t seem jumpy or seamless.

Eye line match

It as an editing technique associated with continuity editing technique. It is done for a conversation taking place or exchange of information of any kind between to people/objects. The eye line of character A and character B are placed in such a way so as it seems they are actually at same place. Even if the shots are taken of each character in the absence of the other, it would seem as they were together after the shots are edited and placed after each other. It helps viewer maintain the illusion of continuity.

Re-establishing Shot

A re-establishing shot in film re-establishes the location or subject. Like an establishing shot it is usually a long- or extreme-long shot at the beginning of a scene indicating where, and sometimes when, the remainder of the scene takes place. In relation to continuity editing it is one of the important shot that keeps bringing back into the notice of viewer the subject or location the whole sequence is about.