Understanding Pace
Speed of Editing:
In a film each scene may last a matter of seconds or it continue for minutes. The length of each sequence establishes the pace of the film moving the action along.
The speed of editing will help to determine the mood of what is being showed on the screen.
If film makers want the audience to feel anxiety and suspense, if the editing was to be quick the shots would change frequently
Creating Pace
If a relaxed mood is wanted, the scenes usually last longer and shots change less frequently. For example in a romantic comedy. For example the Notebook.
However, a film does not need to have any editing. An example would be The Russian Ark which was filmed in one take using a steadicam and a digital camera. This required split-second timing and organisation.
A trailer for a film needs to pack a lot of detail in a short amount of time. This means the editing would be very fast and would cut to different scenes very quickly. An example of this would be the trailer for The Hunger Games: Catching Fire.
Cross-Cutting
This is where two sequences are edited together so, the audience know the two scenes are connected in some way. Usually two thing are happening at the same but in different locations. Cross-cutting can be used very effectively to create sense of suspense.
The death of Casey in the opening of scene of Scream is made more dramatic by the cross cutting to her parents approaching and almost making it home in time to save her.
In conclusion the speed of editing is an important factor in determining the genre of a film. This is because fast paced editing is typically used in action, adventure, crime, sci-fi etc. Slower paced editing would typically apply to romance, comedy, christmas, drama, mystery etc.
Another example of fast paced editing would the bourne ultimatum
However, a film does not need to have any editing. An example would be The Russian Ark which was filmed in one take using a steadicam and a digital camera. This required split-second timing and organisation.
A trailer for a film needs to pack a lot of detail in a short amount of time. This means the editing would be very fast and would cut to different scenes very quickly. An example of this would be the trailer for The Hunger Games: Catching Fire.
Cross-Cutting
This is where two sequences are edited together so, the audience know the two scenes are connected in some way. Usually two thing are happening at the same but in different locations. Cross-cutting can be used very effectively to create sense of suspense.
The death of Casey in the opening of scene of Scream is made more dramatic by the cross cutting to her parents approaching and almost making it home in time to save her.
In conclusion the speed of editing is an important factor in determining the genre of a film. This is because fast paced editing is typically used in action, adventure, crime, sci-fi etc. Slower paced editing would typically apply to romance, comedy, christmas, drama, mystery etc.
Another example of fast paced editing would the bourne ultimatum
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