Editing Taking a good film and making it great

Editing Editing is taking many different cuts and turning them into a finished product Editing also allows the director to correct mistakes made in the filming process Editing is taking many different cuts and turning them into a finished product Editing also allows the director to correct mistakes made in the filming process

Continuity Back in the day, shots were done in one long take Now, directors do several takes and often do not film the scene in order Long takes are called “cutting to continuity” Back in the day, shots were done in one long take Now, directors do several takes and often do not film the scene in order Long takes are called “cutting to continuity”

Cutting to Continuity example Eurotrip Eurotrip

Continuity Good editing ensures the film makes sense from scene to scene How the scenes play together must have some semblance of order Some viewers dislike movies like Pulp Fiction, which has several interconnected stories being told out of order Good editing ensures the film makes sense from scene to scene How the scenes play together must have some semblance of order Some viewers dislike movies like Pulp Fiction, which has several interconnected stories being told out of order

Jump cut Jump cuts move the action in terms of space and time and can be confusing to the audience Directors will use establishing or reestablishing shots to help the audience make the transition Jump cuts move the action in terms of space and time and can be confusing to the audience Directors will use establishing or reestablishing shots to help the audience make the transition

Jump Cut example Erin Brockovich Erin Brockovich

Classical Cutting Classical cutting involves editing for dramatic intensity and emotional emphasis rather than physical reasons Classical cutting makes good use of close-ups for psychological reasons By splitting action among a series quick shots, it keeps the audience’s attention and allows the director to place emphasis on specific elements Classical cutting involves editing for dramatic intensity and emotional emphasis rather than physical reasons Classical cutting makes good use of close-ups for psychological reasons By splitting action among a series quick shots, it keeps the audience’s attention and allows the director to place emphasis on specific elements

Master Shot Master shots are long-range, wide angle shots They are also called sequence shots because they show the overall sequence of how the action takes place Master shots are long-range, wide angle shots They are also called sequence shots because they show the overall sequence of how the action takes place

Master shots Some directors love master shots, some hate them. It allows the director a lot of flexibility, but also allows a meddling producer the ability to drastically change a scene Some directors love master shots, some hate them. It allows the director a lot of flexibility, but also allows a meddling producer the ability to drastically change a scene

Classical Cutting Classical cutting is designed to be invisible... to not call attention to itself Classical cutting uses several conventions of cutting: Eyeline match Matching action Classical cutting is designed to be invisible... to not call attention to itself Classical cutting uses several conventions of cutting: Eyeline match Matching action

180 degree rule The 180 degree rule is not used by everyone, but is still used today The 180 degree rule incorporates classical cutting The 180 degree rule is not used by everyone, but is still used today The 180 degree rule incorporates classical cutting

180 Degree Rule

Storyboarding Storyboarding creates the shots and the action before the director even gets on set Hitchcock, in particular, was very good at storyboarding Storyboarding creates the shots and the action before the director even gets on set Hitchcock, in particular, was very good at storyboarding