The Godfather Editing Essay

• Choose one of the clips from the “Editing” section and analyze the use of editing in one short paragraph. In your analysis, describe the transitions between specific shots and the overall effect this has on the scene.

The clip I choose is “The Baptism Murders” of The Godfather movie (1972).During the baptism of Michael’s nephew and godson, a parallel editing happens when the executions of the remaining 5 dons of New York. For one thing, the length of each shot is 2 seconds, 7 seconds and etc. was kept consistent between the two narratives (i.e. the baptism and the murders). For example, the priest reaches camera left for the baptismal oils and then tracks camera right to put it on the baby’s face, the next scene is the barber, reaching

Sound techniques create a contrast between specific shots of the peaceful surroundings of the church and the violence taken place within the clip upcoming scenes. For example, a variety of medium shots involving the Catholic priests holding Connie’s baby as they all wait for the service to begin. Next to paying particular attention to the camera angles shot, a man putting a gun together while hearing the priest talk over the scene and again the use of the organs in the background. Overall, sound techniques effect one of the cinema’s iconic pieces of film on this scene.

• Choose one of the clips from the “Lighting” section and analyze the use of lighting in one short paragraph. In your analysis, describe the way the light looks in specific shots, how it affects the mood and the way we view characters, and how it sets the overall tone of the film.

The clip I choose is “The Baptism Murders” of The Godfather movie (1972). The movie has many different uses of light setting. For example, the lighting inside of the Catholic church the light looks dark which affects the mood to become gothic the way we view the characters in the baptism scene. Overall, the lighting sets the film tone for the audience to become restless and feeling