Before the development of the digital video and computer technology of today, filmmakers had no choice but to turn towards editing multiple shots together to create a cohesive movie. Originally, a camera only held fifteen minutes’ worth of film stock at a time, which was nearly impossible to create a quality film as there is a dependence on the choreography of a scene; the positioning of actors, props, and camera angle. Through editing, a collage of images composes a scene to convey the message best for the plot of the film at that point; usually a medium two-shot or an intimate close-up used for parallels or possible romantic implications. A specific tempo is also created in the process of editing these shots together through average shot …show more content…
A good example for time alteration is the use of a montage, this can be used for training, such as that seen in Rocky, or for cleaning up a building destroyed and/or filthy from a party or years of abandonment. A montage represents the action(s) would take hours, days, or even weeks if shot in real time but because they are being shown in a film, the audience is shown flashes of scenes to represent the progress in mere minutes. Parallel editing is a favorite amongst narrative sequencing that focuses on more than one main character, in this editing multiple shots can be played side by side or cut to in rapid succession to show they are occurring at the same time, possibly referring to a convergence of two story arcs causing a change for the rest of the film. These scenes are meant to create suspense as the audience may be waiting for a detective to finally catch a long-hunted killer, a character performing a dangerous or risky action is about to be trapped in a terrible turn of coincidence, or an intense climax is about to take …show more content…
Besides the use of editing for narrative sequencing, proper editing for any decent film even those without a specific form of narrative driving the film forward. Continuity editing makes it so the audience is unable to tell where each shot ends and another begins, even if the different shots are taken for the same scene from the same camera angle. This seamless transition is important for the emersion of the viewers, which keeps their attention rapt on the action and allows for the filmmaker’s message to come through clearly and for the film to be memorable to the viewers. Although film is all about innovation and modifying what is known as storytelling, many filmmakers still adhere to what is known as the 30-degree rule that dictates every time a cut from different shots occur, the camera should move at least 30-degrees to either side. This can be from a medium shot to a close-up, a change of location for the action, the use of reversal shots for a conversation between characters, and so
In the movie Run Lola Run, a lot of editing concepts were use more than once. One of them that I specifically notice was parallel editing. For example when Lola leaves her father’s work empty handed, she begins to run to meet Mani. As time begin to run out you see three different shots on the screen of Mani, Lola and the ticking clock. You can hear the ticking clock as Lola ask Mani to wait for her. Although they’re together on the screen, they are apart by a few seconds. You can see that when Lola gets close to the supermarket and you see a long shot of Mani. Another concept was the graphic match at the end of the first timeline. When the red bag was falling in the air, to Lola red phone falling. Also there were a lot of eye line match. For
In order for a film to be successful many different elements must be taken into consideration even before beginning to shoot. The tone of the piece, what sort of lighting will be used, the location of the shots, and a palette for the film, are all elements that need to be considered before the actual filmmaking begins. However, even with rigorous planning, questions will still arise during shooting, questions that might not even be apparent or answered until the footage reaches the editing room. However, many shortcomings in shooting can be solved through editing. In fact, with good editing pretty much any type of footage can be made into a working piece of art. But good editing is not an easy task. There are many aesthetic factors that need to be taken into consideration such as shot size, mass, movement on screen, and music, in order to keep a film cohesive and interesting. These elements will work together to inform not only the mood of the piece but also the meaning behind it. Editing can make or break a film. In Terry Zwigoff's film Ghost World, it does both, as attention to detail and sometimes lack there of, both strengthens and weakens the film as a whole.
When thinking of “a rapid succession of images or scenes,” my first thought was that this was an awkward use of film. As the book, Film Theory and Criticism says, “Simply stringing separate photographic shots together will not produce intelligible works of visual art.” Yet the use of montage in The Night of the Hunter was very subtle so that at points I wasn’t aware that I was watching a montage. It also enhanced the film’s thematic qualities greatly and by doing so convinced me of the values of a montage when used well.
consider to be more modern film techniques. Montage plays a key role in this film, as
Parallel editing draws the audience attention to important narration details and shapes the audience’s emotional response.
Classical Hollywood Cinema is a chain of events that has a cause – effect relationship within a time and space. The environment looks realistic and believable to the viewers because the style is predictable, and the time is linear throughout the film. Each scene with the development of the plot and story is motivated by cause and effect. The filmmaking process involves four major steps that cut across the board. The process revolves around these levels that make it orderly to every individual involved in filming. The process has the following stages: Idea and Development, Pre-Production, Production and Post- Production. In Idea and Development it is normally
Parallel editing, or cross cutting, aligns multiple storylines that are happening at the same time in order to sustain the actions of each characters. In Suspense, this technique is used continuously to follow the paths of the tramp, wife, husband, and police. However, the
film goes is very fast and it changes from one location to the next in
It is very important how you put things up on the screen. It tells the viewer what the movie is about. Every single frame in a movie tells the fate of the characters.
...high angle shots, two or three shots, and close ups establish the mood and relationship between the characters. Whether the sound was orchestral or pop music, it had a significant value to the plot, sequences, and shots of the story. In the case of movie shots, editing had a significant value to the film in order to help identify characters importance to the plot of a story.
...successful collaboration of sound, colour, camera positioning and lighting are instrumental in portraying these themes. The techniques used heighten the suspense, drama and mood of each scene and enhance the film in order to convey to the spectator the intended messages.
Despite the loss of “montage” as an aesthetic vision in contemporary films, we see how “montage” as an editing technique had in fact contributed greatly to filmmaking as we know it today. While the continuity style’s emphasis is on the narrative as well as clear, understandable space and time, the montage style focuses on creating impact with different images juxtaposing against one another. It is hence clear that the Soviet montage style has given filmmakers new ways to express certain ideas that might have previously been limited by the continuity style – giving filmmaking greater nuance and complexity as an art form with its own unique
techniques such as Camera angles, Lighting and sound. This movie users all of this elements
Editing is one of the most important things in now only a film, but in any project. If people don’t edit, then little mistakes slip through. Parallel editing is used in the scene from Inside Out. Parallel editing is when two scenes alter between each other because of a connection that they have. This is also called crosscutting or intercutting. An example would be the fact that the film was switching back and fourth from the scene where Riley was talking in the classroom to where her emotions were trying to see how they could solve whatever was going on. One shot would show the emotions playing a joyful memory and then the next shot would be Riley talking about that memory with a joyful look on her face. This also happened in the shot where the memory became sad and then it showed Riley becoming sad as she talked. These go back and forth with each other because they have a connection that helps keep the story moving along. By using different editing techniques, the film not only looks better, but becomes more believable in a
...verything around us is made by our actions. Positive or negative they cause an effect that will ultimately lead to a different story base on how we interpret life. Narrative elements are used as a bridge by the directors in their film to create any master plot that is currently known. Any modification at any narrative element used by the director at important moments inside the story can help you portray a different master plot. This used of narrative elements can be best described as an ever changing process that takes place inside an individual’s head. Depending on the individual that may be exposed to those narrative elements can create different meanings. This new interpretation can be different for everyone. We have to be aware that one change in the surface scenery can lead to many ideal outcomes in our minds and that is the main power the audience has.