Editing

A film editor organizes the various shots obtained by the director into sequence in order to tell the director and writer’s story. In early film, editors would work with raw film combining the many shots into sequences resulting in motion pictures. Today’s editors have the advantage of digital film and editing software such as Adobe Premiere. Editing does not end at sequencing the shots. The editor must add the sound to the sequences of shots. The editor will add recorded dialogue, and accompanying music. Editors are also responsible for many special effects utilizing techniques like multiple exposure. The editor is one of the greatest combinations of art and skill. The editor delivers the message of the director and screenwriter. With the increasing use of special effects, the amount of post-production only grows. Film editors are responsible for every major motion picture ever consumed.…

Movie editing is defined as “the art, technique, and practice of assembling shots into a coherent sequence” on Wikipedia. While actors and directors gain fame and fortune from feature films, the editors get little recognition for their hard work that makes movie exciting. Without these editors, movies would be a dull, never-ending scene with a lot dead space. Editors are able to craft a film to evoke any emotions that they want, simply by changing the timing of the shot. Film editing is almost…

The concept of video editing is introduced by Clive Thompson in his chapter The New Literacies. Where Thompson discusses moving image -video- as a literacy that has evolved “into a flexible format for communication, a way to speak one’s ideas to the world” (Thompson 98). The accessibility of cameras allows for video editing to be more convenient for individuals. Cameras have evolved into devices which allow individuals to express their ideas and overcome obstacles through video editing; in order…

Editing Reflection: Comparing and Contrasting Experiences Discussion This editing assignment has taught me a lot about my own quality of writing. It was very interesting to edit one of my classmates’ papers, to get a sense of what their writing style is like and learn about my own writing style, through comparing and contrasting our papers: what works, and what aspects need adjusting in future papers. I recognized the importance of headings and simple APA components, as it makes it that much…

Editing Editing describes the relationship between shots and the process by which they are combined. It is essential for creating narrative space and the establishment of narrative time. The relationship between shots may be graphical, rhythmic, spatial and / or temporal. Movie makers and editors can work with several goals in mind. Traditionally, commercial cinema prefers continuity system, or creating a logical, continuous narrative, which allows the viewer to suspend disbelief easily and…

INTRODUCTION. While filmmaking is a collaborative enterprise, editing is the foundation of film art. All the other departments of filmmaking; screenwriting, directing, cinematography, music and sound, production design and acting, all exist to be brought together in the cutting room. Film is collaborative, only for the edit. Pre-production and production give the editor; the necessary pieces of the puzzle they need to make the film. The editor works with the footage, the sound and…

When looking at this narrative, M strikes by its discontinuity. The actions are almost always interspersed with scenes that show the result of a previous action, itself interrupted earlier. The movie as a whole shows the "parallel editing", a principle of montage started in the 1910s. Parallel editing combines two plans from different times period, and without diegetic continuity. It relates two different elements that produce their parallelism by a comparison effect. It is the combination of…

Looking at ken Dancyger: The Technique of Film Video editing history and practice the author explains the evolution of editing from the earliest two wheelers in 1895 via breakthrough Artists like DW Griffiths and Russian Directors such as Sergei Eisenstein. Through a series of practical experiments film developed its own language. A mentionable fact about that in 30 years the basic of editing were formed. Components we see today as essential for editing for example continuity and screen…

my paper on the career in film, movie editing. I found that I have a knack for editing and quite enjoy it. A film editor is a person who takes unneeded snippets of film, removes it, and puts them together in a specific order to create a finished product. Going through the footage once the filming is done, selecting the scenes, and putting them in an specific order to tell the story in a way that the audience is entertained and understands the point you are trying to get across is another thing…

1.1. Editing: Connecting the Shots Together As established earlier, both mise-en-scene and cinematography determines the look of a shot. They are therefore an integral part to a film’s visual narrative. However, a shot is merely the smallest unit of a film which guides the audience’s attention (Smith, quoted in Cutting et al. 2010) and it does not represent the complete narrative. What will ultimately decide a film’s narrative structure and in the process, the context of each shot in relation…