Editing.

Editing is a vital part of making any type of clip, may it be a film or a television programme. Without it the whole concept of the film will be ruined. In this post I will cover some of the main things you need when it comes to editing.

 

Match on action.

Match on action is essentially making the movement in the scene link between shots so it looks natural. We used this in our preliminary task. So if you wish to see an example have a look at that.

Continuity and Non Continuity.

This is similar to camera on action, and means that the scene is linked together to make it look believable. This could be used when two people are having a conversation. All the characters and props should be placed as they were in the previous frame to create the believable atmosphere. Non continuity is the opposite however. This is where the scene's realism is broken, for example with a montage to show lots happening in a vast amount of time but its short in the production. This is used mainly to get a juxtaposition effect.

Pace.

This means the rate at which the cutting happens, it is usually used to help present the tone of the particular scene. For example, if the is an action scene, the cutting rate will be quite fast and if there is a romantic scene the cutting rate will be fairly slow in comparison. Theres also cutting rythm that cuts along with the beat of the non diegetic music.

Inserts.

This is basically when you insert shots that werte filmed in a different location into the piece to give it a different feel. An example of this would be a pan of the New York skyline as this will make the audience assume that its filmed in New York, when infact the main piece could of been filmed anywhere with skyscrapers.

Special Effects.

These are added in post production, and are added as they can't of been created in real life or on shooting day. An example of this would be a gun shot. A gun couldn't of been shot on the day probably, so the actor just pretends to and the smoke ir sparks are added afterwards. This is just a little example, special effects can be used on a much greater scale, usually using green or blue screens and can make up the setting if it couldn't be done in real ife. An example of a green screen being used is in avengers. The whole background is special effects, and The Hulk and most of Iron Mans costume is created using motion tracking.