what is editing task

• What is editing?

The process of selecting from different shots and putting them together in order to make a video. Editing can involve correction, condensation, organization and many other modifications performed with the intention of producing accurate work.

• What is Elliptical editing?

A technique used in film editing that allows us to fill in gaps and moves the story on more quickly and talks up less time on screen.

• Why are long shots used?

Long shots are used to establish the miseen scene, this stands for the arrangement of scenery. This shows the entire object or sometimes a surrounding          

• What is ‘non-diegetic sound’?

this is when sounds are added in this includes things like music, narration and sound effects they are often used to add drama to moments that would be silent without it. The viewer can hear the music but the character can, this creates tension.

• How do we know she is bending down to pick up the ring? (what shots are used and why?)

She looks down to the ground as she bends there is a ring on the ground and because that shot follows the previous one it enables the audience to fill in the gap and acknowledge that she is looking at the ring and picking it up, this was cut shorter is a quicker way of making the same point.

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• Overhead establishing shot – what does this achieve?

Director sets out positions where the characters are, the camera then cuts back and forth between two characters who are talking.

• What is Shot-Reverse-Shot?

By cutting and moving back and forth we assume that the men are talking to each other

• What is Eye-line matching?

This is when we are able to see what the audience will want to be able to see what the character on-screen is seeing

• Why do we cut to the other members of the group?

This is because the director wants to make sure the audience can see what the other member’s facial expressions and reactions are when one character is speaking.

• What is a wipe?

A wipe is a transaction is known as a miseen scene where one shot replaces another by travelling from one side of the frame to another.

• What is the effect of using quick cuts?

This creates a fast rhythm which makes the story move along and the audience on their toes.

• What is crosscutting?

This is an editing technique used in films to establish action occurring at the same time in two different location, the camera will cut away from one action to another action that may suggest the simultaneity of two actions.

• What are reaction shots?

This is a shot where a shot cuts away from the main scene in order to show the reaction of a character to it.

• What is seamless editing?

This is where two different shots are put together to create a neat, smooth piece of film that runs into each piece of each other easily.

• What is a jump cut?

a jump cut is making an abrupt transition from one scene to another, this gives the effect of jumping forwards in time.

• What is a flash back and what does it achieve?

Takes the audience from one point to the other and are often used to show a back story this a key moment or period that explains how they got to where they are now. This adds extra meaning and depth to the story.

• How can editing be used poetically?

This makes the audience active and piecing the meaning of the story in the scene, this i0s an elliptical piece of editing, it doesn’t tell viewer everything but makes them work harder and piece everything together.

6. Editor Job profile: http://www.skillset.org/film/jobs/post/article_4732_1.asp

Read the Film editor job profile. Then, summarise in your own words the key aspects of being an editor. Explain what other people the editor works with and the skills needed.

Editor Job Role:

As an editor you need to be able to have a technical aptitude, you will receive a brief outline of footage and a shot list or screen play where you will need to assemble all raw footage with camera shots which need to be ready for input into the computer, you will need to cut the files digitally to put together the sequence of the film and deciding what is usable. Sometimes as an editor you may need to write voiceovers/commentary and suggest the music suitable and appropriate; this comes under overseeing the quality and progress of audio and video engineering. As a film editor you are freelanced therefore you are able to work in your own hours however there are periods of intensive work, work is usually conducted alone with a director, you may need to travel to different editing suites but this is unlikely, there may be opportunities abroad once you are an experienced and established editor. It important that you have good communication skills, both written and oral, also the ability to work under pressure and do complete deadlines, be patience and concentration.