1. Film Language
Editing

2. Editing
Sequences the shots into something that makes sense for the audience, both in terms of events (action cuts to reaction) and spatial relationships.
Most common editing technique in use today is called ‘Continuity Editing’

3. Continuity Editing Makes sense of the space
Makes sense of actions and reactions
Makes sense of the passage of time.
Gives event rhythm
Calls the audience’s attention to specific objects / characters / events in the film
Jurrasic park Exercise – reorder the photos from the film to make sense of the individual sequences and then try cross cutting.

4. Some Rules of Continuity Editing
All edits should be motivated
1800 rule
Shot Reverse Shot
300 rule.
Jump cut
Match on Action

5. 180 Degree Rule

6. Shot

7. Reverse Shot

8. Match on Action
Sherlock:

9. Eye-Line Match
StarWars:

10. Cross-Cutting Inception: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uej8wAPrW0
Godfather – Christening Scene -
Silence of the Lambs - Raid on Buffalo Bill’s House. (Good examples of Continuity Editing being used to trick the audience)

11. Editing can be analysed in two ways:
Speed
Style

12. Speed

13. Count the number of cuts in the following sequence:
Editing challenge.
Count the number of cuts in the following sequence:
Quantum of Solace – Car Chase -

14. ‘Psycho’
In this sequence, note where and when the editing changes pace and to what effect.
Psycho shower sequence -

15. Style

16. Editing Styles
Straight cut
Fade out
Dissolve
Wipe
Jump cut

17. Watch the following extracts and try to identify the styles of edit that are being used and to what effect.
Citizen Kane - Intro Sequence (Dissolve)
Trainspotting - Spud’s Interview (Jump Cut)

18. Another style of editing is called…

19. Montage Editing
Allowing the audience to make meaning from the sequencing of images.
Also used to show a passing of long periods of time and progression of a character or relationship.
Team America – World Police – The Montage Song -

20. Graphic Match

21. Example 1

24. Example 2

26. The English Patient – Title Sequence
Schindler’s List Intro

27. Look for the graphic match in the following sequences.
The English Patient – opening sequence
Schindlers List – opening sequence

28. Continuity Editing Makes sense of the space
Makes sense of actions and reactions
Makes sense of the passage of time.
Gives event rhythm
Calls the audience’s attention to specific objects / characters / events in the film
Jurrasic park Exercise – reorder the photos from the film to make sense of the individual sequences and then try cross cutting.
Silence of the Lambs - Raid on Buffalo Bill’s House. (Good examples of Continuity Editing being used to trick the audience)