Film Editing
Continuity editing is the most common style of editing. The purpose of continuity editing is to create the illusion of smooth continuous action and helps to keep the audience’s attention to the story. The viewer will not notice the transition between shots. Non-continuity editing is when shots are mismatched to disrupt the impression of time and space. This draws the audiences’ attention to the process of cutting and disturbs the illusion of reality. An example is the use of flash backs.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ts1x6uADFtM
The first clip I am going to analyze is from The Silence of The Lambs and how it uses parallel editing. Parallel editing is the technique of continuously alternating two or more scenes that often happen simultaneously but in different locations. This clip uses parallel editing in this scene because it increase’s the dramatic tension throughout the scene. The use of parallel editing confuses the audience because the cameras cut between two houses but you don’t realize that until the end of the clip so if messes with the audience’s head. The purpose of this technique was to keep the audience on edge because they think the man’s house is getting raided however it’s a different location. They have used an establishing shot to show the audience where the location is and where the scene is set. When the woman is trapped down the well with the man’s dog and then the man goes to get a gun, this creates suspense and tension for the audience. When the police ring the doorbell, the audience feels a sign of relief because it stops him from shooting the woman and the dog. However, when the audience found out that there were two houses in this scene the audience realized what was going on and it made it less confusing. The edits manipulate the audience because it misleads the audience.
The first clip I am going to analyze is from The Silence of The Lambs and how it uses parallel editing. Parallel editing is the technique of continuously alternating two or more scenes that often happen simultaneously but in different locations. This clip uses parallel editing in this scene because it increase’s the dramatic tension throughout the scene. The use of parallel editing confuses the audience because the cameras cut between two houses but you don’t realize that until the end of the clip so if messes with the audience’s head. The purpose of this technique was to keep the audience on edge because they think the man’s house is getting raided however it’s a different location. They have used an establishing shot to show the audience where the location is and where the scene is set. When the woman is trapped down the well with the man’s dog and then the man goes to get a gun, this creates suspense and tension for the audience. When the police ring the doorbell, the audience feels a sign of relief because it stops him from shooting the woman and the dog. However, when the audience found out that there were two houses in this scene the audience realized what was going on and it made it less confusing. The edits manipulate the audience because it misleads the audience.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lI2e3pXat54
The next clip I am going to analyze is Way Down East, and this is another clip that uses parallel editing. The use of the technique in this clip is to create drama and suspense because the audience doesn’t know if the woman is going to save the other woman. When the audience are watching this clip, they don’t know what is going to happen because the parallel editing is making everything seem so fast and urgent. This technique makes everything so rapid and confusing because it’s like you are in two different locations at the same time. There is an establishing shot to show the audience where the scene is set and to make it more dramatic. This scene also uses a lot of close up shots to show that the woman who is knocked out of the ice is in so much pain. They use the close-up shots so that the audience sympathies for the woman. The camera keeps on cutting to the waterfall to show us what danger the woman is in and that she can’t do anything about it. The camera is cutting between the water fall and the girl on the ice and another girl who is running over the ice to try and save her. By having fast cut a ways this makes the scene more intense for the audience to watch. As the scene ends it shows the girl saving the woman from going in the water fall, however the music is quite of putting because it doesn’t match anything that is happening because the woman gets saved and there is still depressing music in the background.
The next clip I am going to analyze is Way Down East, and this is another clip that uses parallel editing. The use of the technique in this clip is to create drama and suspense because the audience doesn’t know if the woman is going to save the other woman. When the audience are watching this clip, they don’t know what is going to happen because the parallel editing is making everything seem so fast and urgent. This technique makes everything so rapid and confusing because it’s like you are in two different locations at the same time. There is an establishing shot to show the audience where the scene is set and to make it more dramatic. This scene also uses a lot of close up shots to show that the woman who is knocked out of the ice is in so much pain. They use the close-up shots so that the audience sympathies for the woman. The camera keeps on cutting to the waterfall to show us what danger the woman is in and that she can’t do anything about it. The camera is cutting between the water fall and the girl on the ice and another girl who is running over the ice to try and save her. By having fast cut a ways this makes the scene more intense for the audience to watch. As the scene ends it shows the girl saving the woman from going in the water fall, however the music is quite of putting because it doesn’t match anything that is happening because the woman gets saved and there is still depressing music in the background.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4soF2wigKSM
The next clip I am going to analyze is Rocky 3 when he is training. In this clip, there is a montage to show Rocky training, the montage is showing Rocky training for his big fight and it just shows the audience how hard he trained. The montage is an editing technique in which shots are juxtaposed in an often fast-paced fashion that compresses time and conveys a lot of information in a relatively short period. The purpose of using this montage is to show everything he had to go through to become the greatest. In this scene there has been many of establishing shots to show the audience the setting and the locations of where he trained. There is quite a lot of slow motion shots to show the audience how muscly he became for the fight and to show us all of his sweat to show he didn’t just wing it. I think this scene has used continuity editing because the scene flows smoothly and the audience understand what is going on. Everything just works in this scene from the montage to the slow-motion shots to the different types of camera angles, it just flows smoothly.
The next clip I am going to analyze is Rocky 3 when he is training. In this clip, there is a montage to show Rocky training, the montage is showing Rocky training for his big fight and it just shows the audience how hard he trained. The montage is an editing technique in which shots are juxtaposed in an often fast-paced fashion that compresses time and conveys a lot of information in a relatively short period. The purpose of using this montage is to show everything he had to go through to become the greatest. In this scene there has been many of establishing shots to show the audience the setting and the locations of where he trained. There is quite a lot of slow motion shots to show the audience how muscly he became for the fight and to show us all of his sweat to show he didn’t just wing it. I think this scene has used continuity editing because the scene flows smoothly and the audience understand what is going on. Everything just works in this scene from the montage to the slow-motion shots to the different types of camera angles, it just flows smoothly.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhWiTORp22k
The next clip I am going to analyze is Team America. In this scene there is a spoof montage. The spoof montage shows all the things the character is doing to prep himself to be ready for his mission. The song is fitting is well because it’s all about a montage and the clip is all about a montage as well. The music is very upbeat and empowering towards the audience because it is a very motivational song. This clip is used to show the dedication the character has and how much hard work he has done. The montage like fades and overlaps each other so there are two different clips on the screen at the same time. There has been a number of editing techniques used in this clip such as a fade away and establishing shots. They have also used a lot of camera angles such as close ups, medium shots and long shots. They have also used over the shoulder shots to capture the perfect shot. At the end of the clip the music fades out whilst the montage finishes. The montage shows different activities the character has been doing to become the best he can be. The shots also entice the audience by showing them different settings and locations and making them wonder why he is doing it.
The next clip I am going to analyze is Team America. In this scene there is a spoof montage. The spoof montage shows all the things the character is doing to prep himself to be ready for his mission. The song is fitting is well because it’s all about a montage and the clip is all about a montage as well. The music is very upbeat and empowering towards the audience because it is a very motivational song. This clip is used to show the dedication the character has and how much hard work he has done. The montage like fades and overlaps each other so there are two different clips on the screen at the same time. There has been a number of editing techniques used in this clip such as a fade away and establishing shots. They have also used a lot of camera angles such as close ups, medium shots and long shots. They have also used over the shoulder shots to capture the perfect shot. At the end of the clip the music fades out whilst the montage finishes. The montage shows different activities the character has been doing to become the best he can be. The shots also entice the audience by showing them different settings and locations and making them wonder why he is doing it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=laJ_1P-Py2k
The next clip I am going to analyze is Battleship Potemkin. During one of the early montages it is used to show a large amount of time in a small-time frame. This has been done to show how people are reacting to the situation. A camera cuts back and forth to show how the child got shot, the camera jumps between the child and the mother’s reaction. This camera shot is called shot reverse shot this technique is used to make the audience sympathize for the mother and child. This could possibly engage the audience into the movie and engage them to see how the mother deals with her child’s death. The montage is used to show how the people are reacting to the situation so it makes the audience feel for them. By putting several shots into the montage, it shows different things that are all happening at once and this can speed up time. Overall this montage makes the audience worry for the safety of the children and adults who are getting shot and trampled on.
The next clip I am going to analyze is Battleship Potemkin. During one of the early montages it is used to show a large amount of time in a small-time frame. This has been done to show how people are reacting to the situation. A camera cuts back and forth to show how the child got shot, the camera jumps between the child and the mother’s reaction. This camera shot is called shot reverse shot this technique is used to make the audience sympathize for the mother and child. This could possibly engage the audience into the movie and engage them to see how the mother deals with her child’s death. The montage is used to show how the people are reacting to the situation so it makes the audience feel for them. By putting several shots into the montage, it shows different things that are all happening at once and this can speed up time. Overall this montage makes the audience worry for the safety of the children and adults who are getting shot and trampled on.
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