Lo3 - Editing techniques .

Editing involves:
- taking out footage and sound that isn't needed.
-adding special FX and transitions.
- arranged footage to create a narrative.

Continuity editing definition  - editing that is continuous in creating a narrative for the audience to understand.
- appears to be 'invisible' using 'cuts'.

continuity editing techniques:
- shot reverse shot structure - juxtapose two images in order to create a link between them.
- action match,
- cross cutting,
- cutaway,
- insert shot,
- eye line match.

Action Match:
- an action match is where an action began in one shot is commuted in the next shot disguising the fact that there has been a cut.

- Cross cutting or parallel editing refs to an editing sequence that cuts between two (or more) narrative events on which are occurring in different places, usually simultanitously
- gives the sense of 'meanwhile'

- sound bridge is a solid edit.

- eye line match is a kind of shot-reverse-shot structure, which shows what a character is looking at, a reaction shot is involved in this as when we see someones emotions (typically from an eye line match) we call it a reaction shot.

             

In this clip, three different shot types are used, the first shot is a master shot edit, this shot type shows the distance between the two characters which helps demonstrate the relationship they have, secondly an insert shot is used again to help demonstrate the type of relationship the two have, the insert shot shows them holding hands, connoting that they're in a romantic relationship, it then goes on to the shot reverse shots, these shots allow the audience to see the conversation from each characters point of view, reinforcing the fact that they're having a conversation.
   
        

In the opening scene of the film Casino Royale, Daniel Craig is shown kicking his enemies across three different scenes, this happens inbetween times 1:28-1:31, this is an example of an action match edit.

       

Here we are shown an example of crosscutting at the start of the scene as the audience is shown an outdoor location and then an indoors location back to an outdoors location.

       

In the ending scene of the film clue, the maid is being portrayed as a killer, this is shown using a cutaway scene with sound bridges of an explanation on how she killed the others.

       

In this clip an insert shot is used to show the audience what the character is looking at, this helps the audience to understand the narrative more as they understand why the book is important / is being read by the character, the insert shots on this clip are also seen from a persons point of view.