How to write about editing, you can talk about things like:
Short takes these are about how long a particular shot is, can be used to keep the audience on edge.
Long takes These are shots that play a long time with out a cut, can be used to build tension
Cutaways these show another scene usually to show a contrast
Action match This is where a action scene is shown at multiple angles eg a explosion show from the outside then a shot of it from the inside
Graphic match Where a shot is used to make a transition eg a washing machine spinning then cutting to a scene where water is spiralling down a plug.
Jump cut where the subject of a shot changes but the background stay the same giving it a jerky feel.
Visible editing this is where a director has deliberately asked for the editing to be obvious eg a fade to black can be used to show a transition of time.
Invisible editing where the editing has been hidden eg very sharp cuts that could not be noticed in the heat of the moment.
Editing is used as a mostly works on the subconscience this is due to the audience being tied up in the plot, they are also used to build tension as a long take may be used to make a person what could be described as paranoid, just waiting for something to happen.
Babylon editing
Short takes these are about how long a particular shot is, can be used to keep the audience on edge.
Long takes These are shots that play a long time with out a cut, can be used to build tension
Cutaways these show another scene usually to show a contrast
Action match This is where a action scene is shown at multiple angles eg a explosion show from the outside then a shot of it from the inside
Graphic match Where a shot is used to make a transition eg a washing machine spinning then cutting to a scene where water is spiralling down a plug.
Jump cut where the subject of a shot changes but the background stay the same giving it a jerky feel.
Visible editing this is where a director has deliberately asked for the editing to be obvious eg a fade to black can be used to show a transition of time.
Invisible editing where the editing has been hidden eg very sharp cuts that could not be noticed in the heat of the moment.
Editing is used as a mostly works on the subconscience this is due to the audience being tied up in the plot, they are also used to build tension as a long take may be used to make a person what could be described as paranoid, just waiting for something to happen.
Babylon editing
This clip uses a lot of eye line match and reverse eye line match, these are where the camera shots are manipulated to show a character looking away into the distance then showing what that character is looking at. I like how this editing technique works especially well with women, in hotel bablyon you can see from the managers facial expressions that something is wrong, next I see something that is very clever, it is a mix of a action match and a graphic match, at first glimpse the person running down the corridor is the same person however its not it is Benjamin and Charlie the director has combined the movement of Benjamin with that of Charlie, this may not be substantial but all these little edits build up and shows the audience things that they consciously might not understand. When Jackie realises that one of the illegal immigrants is missing a cutaway is used to show the man, this combines with the music is used to build tension as it may only be a short shot the time the audience spends watching her build tension about what is going to happen with the immigrant. The director of this episode wants it to feel life like, this can be seen through the use of invisible cut, there is no real emphersis on change of shot eg no fade to black is used.
04:10 onward
A very impressive action shot is used to put a spectacular amount of empersis of this explosion, only to be followed by a shot of the local residents rushing out of the pub in a western salon manor with both doors flying open. The editing of this clip seems to be very dependent on what I call sound markers, these can be things such as screams or bang or key words, this can be seen when kim starts screaming an insert shot is used showing a close up of kim and Christian holding Patrick back throughout this scene multiple shot/reverse shots are used the take the audience back to the fact the B&B is on fire the next marker for a shot is Zainab barging through this could be seen as a action shot as the cameraman struggles to keep her in shot another camera’s footage is used. When we first see Masood the camera is being pushed in when he is about halfway top his feet a action match is used to give the audience a perspective of his proximity to the fire, we then see a cutaway where the audience is show a dilemma, Afia. She is like a wild goose in a damsel’s dress, We as the audience know she is safe yet the characters don’t, this is almost ironic as we watch them risk there life for nothing. Once again we are show these violent explosion the shot may not be slow motion however these explosion seem to have a lot of flames and debris that we can se, this seems un nature keeping the audience on the edge of their seats. When reflecting on this clip you realise that 90% of the time we see the residents it is one continuous shot, only after seeing this multiple times you notice this, this long take is used with the dramatic explosions to give the audience a sense of uncertainty , we as humans get paranoid, this natural paranoia is used with this long take to create maximum tension, each explosion being a small climax. We as the audience are then treated to another crosscut which involves someone inside the building bringing the tension to an all-time high.
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