Editing

Editing
Editing should go unnoticed in a film as it is the process that puts all the scenes together smoothly from different angles, shots and transitions. The editing in films help to show atmosphere of the scene for example fast passed or calm. I looked at two films to see different types and examples of editing between each scene, National Security and You, Me and Dupree.

In the beginning of National Security when some unknown people breaking in there is a cross cut to show many different things happening at once during the break in for example pouring liquid, chains being opened and passwords being accepted. There is then a jump shot to the policemen outside a tocco restaurant as they are having a quiet night, when one of the policemen returns he notices a security guard and mocks him as he is a lower rank and nothing compared to him. The camera is behind the policemen so that the security guard is still in the picture when there’s continuity cut to show the guards reaction, then the shot is back looking at the cops as a voyeuristic shot. When the policemen get a call to leave there is a match cut from the location they left, outside the restaurant to the factory they arrived at. This is to save time from clip to clip as the travelling isn’t needed to be shown.

I also looked at the editing in You, Me and Dupree and noticed there was many different cuts for example the film starts with a panning shot which then changes to a continuity shot when the camera zooms into Molly and Carl in the sea. This then changes to a jump cut of the couple walking back to where they are staying and the next time we see them they are sat on a decking talking to each other, this is edited with a match cut so that is makes sense to the audience. After Carl opens the door the scene changes as he has to go and meet his lost best man this is edited with a jump cut from talking at the door to driving outside simply to save time of going out to the car and showing the drive there when its not needed.