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27TH FEB THURSDAY AFTERNOON - TEESSIDE UNI

REPRESENTATION SESSION

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Key Questions

What is editing?

What are the catergories of techniques that can be used?

How does editing reflect/impact the narrative?

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What is editing?

Editing refers to how shots are put together in sequence to create a media text.

Editing creates meaning

Editing guides the spectator to construct the story time out of the plot

time by emphasising order, duration and frequency.

Continuity and non continuity

Two types of editing

Continuity retains a sense of realistic chronology and genrates the feeling that time is passing.

Continuity takes drama from one shot or scene to the next

This type of narrative makes the drama narrartive progress in a realistic way.

Although a drama may use flashforwards or flashbacks within their structure, this is still described as continutiy editing because the overall sense of FORWARD is present.

Editing categories

When analysing editing you must break it down into four areas to help the quality of the analysis.

Cuts:one shot moves to the next without the audience being conscious a cut has been made.

Dissolves: can see both shots on the screen

Fades: black or white Wipes: image pushed off the screen, star

wipe

The Cut Transition

A cut transition is when one clip ends and the next one begins with no overlap or effect.

Most often used. Simplest type of transition for seamless unnoticed edits. Fast paced.

What type of production would use cut transitions?

Holby City

Gone in 60 Seconds

Cut Transitions

Editing transitions (cuts) are the different ways shots are linked together in the editing process. It describes how one shot moves into the next.

Different transitions can create slightly different meanings for audiences.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQIWywngiLI

Continuity Editing

Cutting shots are used to tell a story, and smooth flow from one shot to another.  Charaters, lighting and action remain constant and central to the frame.

Estabilishing shot

Shot, reverse, shot& over the shoulder shot

eyeline match

match on action

long shot

180 degree rule

Graphic match

Parallel editing

Cutaway

Cut

Jump Cut A cut between two shots of the

same object, character or scene where the angle of the camera is less than 45 degrees

Jump Cut Example

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zel0Gq0MmZ4&feature=related

Shot Reverse Shot

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=fvwp&NR=1&v=QLkUHZ1qips

Parallel Editing

Editing that alternates shots of two or more lines of action occurring in different places, usually simultaneously. You would see this when you are showing parallel events

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NGXDAbhzik&list=PLp68mO58VGDMpPhYwFa-n5VNs0TfsmKV5&safe=active

Non continuity Editing

Montage is the second type of editing

A montage contains many different images, (edited together quickly).

Do not provide a sense of narrative, but the sequence is still meaning full

There does not always have to be a obvious connection, it could represent the thoughts of a character's state of mind

Montage sequences are used to CONNOTE chaos, tension or disturbance.

Dissolve Transitions

Generally used to show the passage of time or cover an awkward shot change.

Two shots over lap for a period of time and the first shot dissolves into the second shot.

Dissolves are sometimes called fades and can be used to create a slower pace in a production.

What type of productions would use dissolve transitions?

Dissolve Example Pride & Prejudice

Fade & Dissolve

Dissolve or mix This is when two shots are on screen at the same

time, visible through each other. The first shot is faded out while the second is faded in.

Fade to black Gradual disappearance of image into black

screen

Fade in (of pictures) Gradual appearance of the image.

Wipe

Effect transitions include pushes, page peels, spirals, barn doors and any and all other imaginable effects.

Cuts and dissolves should be used almost exclusively as effect transitions can have the unwanted effect of drawing attention to the transition rather than the shot.

Haphazardly using effect transitions is not recommended as they distract and can take away from the meaning of the shots and visual flow.

If you choose to use an effect transition it should enhance or contribute in a definable way to the storyline or visual meaning of the production.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIXlocGsoSQ&NR=1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPfYvdUqo1o&NR=1

Speed

Fast paced editing - when shots are cut short

This creates...

Slow paced editing - shots last longer between cuts

Creating a ....

Up to you

You must spend time research and reading your revision guide and revise the terminology.

It is impossible for me to cover every single aspect and you will need to do some leg work.