Editing Pt 1.

 Welcome Back! In this blog, I'll be talking about the importance of editing in film and some examples of different editing aspects that I learned in class.

Video editing is important because it is the key to blending images and sounds to make us feel emotionally connected and, at times, physically present in the film we are watching. Video editing is one of the most important jobs in the film industry. Professional video editing can help you create an emotional masterpiece, and it can make or break your film, which is why choosing the right video editor is just as important as choosing the right camera equipment.

Starting Examples:

Continuity Editing Systems:

This is a type of editing that requires the director to make the film's reality as close to the audience's as possible. This means that the film is attempting to recreate the world around us and to make it easier for the audience to comprehend and understand the action on screen. A practice that focuses on narrative continuity and has evolved and become common in Hollywood's realist feature films. In mainstream film and television, it is still the dominant convention. Except for special dramatic shots, cuts are meant to be subtle. ​

Non-Continuity Editing Systems:

This is when shots are misaligned to create the illusion of time and space This draws the audience's attention to the cutting process and disrupts the illusion of reality. The use of flashbacks is one example. ​

Shot/Reverse Shot:

Shot reverse shot is a film technique in which one character is shown looking at another, and then the second character is shown looking back at the first. The viewer assumes that the characters are looking at each other because they are shown facing in opposite directions.

Graphic Match

In modern editing, the graphic match is an extremely effective transitional device. A single assembly - a single cut - is used to convey an idea here. The goal of this cut is to skip ahead or backward in time while a) maintaining action continuity and b) creating a metaphorical link between the images that bookend the cut. It can be humorous, dramatic, or purely ideological. ​

Action Match

Cutting on action, also known as matching on action, is a film editing and video editing technique in which the editor cuts from one shot to another view that corresponds to the action in the first shot. A typical example would be a man approaching a door and reaching for the knob. ​

Stay tuned for some more interesting editing techniques!