Editing in film
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Editing in film can take different styles and paces to achieve different effects. Continuity editing aims for smooth transitions between shots to appear continual. Montage editing uses short, disconnected shots to present narrative either in an obvious Soviet style or through deliberately short shots in the Hollywood style. The pace of editing includes the cutting rate, which can increase suspense and tension, and cutting rhythm, where calm scenes use slow speeds and tense scenes use fast speeds. Transitions move between shots through techniques like fades, dissolves, wipes, straight cuts, or jump cuts.
Editing in film
- 1. Editing in filmBy Martyn Hollinshead
- 3. ContinuityCuts aren’t obviousAppears continual in fashion, hence the nameShould be smooth in transition; should not jump between shots, but run into each other
- 4. montageTwo kinds: Soviet & HollywoodSoviet is very obvious, with cuts not relating to each other so that the shots seem disconnected from each other. Very short and sharpHollywood: Also known as ‘Montage Sequence’, shots are deliberately made short and usually present the narrative
- 6. Cutting rateSpeed or frequency of cuts used in a sceneCan be used for different effect e.g. to create suspense, tension, force emphasis etc.In action films a technique which is common is to increase the frequency as the climax of the scene draws closer
- 7. Cutting rhythmPace of cuts changesFast cut speeds for action and tension, slow speeds for calm scenesUsed to provoke emotion from the audience, such as to emphasise feeling of fear or anticipation
- 8. Transitions
- 9. The movement between shotsExample styles of transition:Fade-in/out
- 10. Dissolve
- 11. Wipe-when an invisible (or visible) border ‘wipes’ across the screen to reveal the next shot/scene
- 12. Straight cut- Shot immediately replaces the last, most common kind of transition
- 13. Jump cut-Transition is not smooth and shots appear to ‘jump’ into each other