In this task i'm going to write a detailed post that explains how the pace of editing can be used to create a range of effects. Im going to cover the following:
- Engaging the viewer - In order to engage the viewer some music may be placed on top. for example dramatic music will give the viewer a thought that something is going to happen.
- Speed of Editing - The speed of editing allows you to choose the mood of the scene for example a slow scene will represent a relaxed may be romantic scene.
- Cross Cutting - A way in which you cross cut is in order to connect so scenes together which both have meaning which is related.
- Cutaways- A cut away is a form of editing in which you use in order to give more detail to a scene and more information to the watcher.
- Creating pace - Creating pace will allow you to gain the viewers attention. in order to create pace the clips should be cut at different lengths to show various speeds.
- Development of drama - Cross cutting and development of drama are linked in ways as such. For example in "Scream" was made dramatic due to the fact that the death of Casey and the fact her parents where approaching the house the cross cuts allow there to be suspense created, due to the fact we want the parents to get there to be able to help her and the fact they don't increase the speed in which therefore engages the viewer to watch more closely.
For task 7 we created a short film in order to try and show the different ways and types of editing and how you can build up speed. In our clip we tried to engage the viewer into our clip due to the music in the background as it seemed quite dramatic as well as it created build up de to the drop of sound in the middle of it. Also due to where we started and we ended up the viewer maybe engaged due to the build up of either side of the school. The speed of editing in this film was changed to make it seem like that one of us was faster than the other therefore this kind of built pace as one another of us was racing to try and get the phone. Due to the way we edited it, it almost portrays a short story in the way in which we race to see who can get to the phone first. As well as this as the clip progressed due to the editing we did the cuts gradually become shorter therefore in doing this we try and build up pace. In our film we also used cross cutting as me and David where in the same place but just at different ends and in order to show where one another was we used the cross cut effect. This allowed the clips then to go, one of mine then one of David. There was not much drama made in our clip, the only real bit of drama at the end was the hitting of the door and the fact that David put his hands on his head to show frustration in not winning and getting to the phone first. This is one part of the clip I think we could have improved on. however the music was quite dramatic therefore this added a little boost of drama to our clip.
