Video Editing

Video Editing 

Continuity Editing- Refers to the arrangement of a sequence of shots which suggests a series of events. This is done to fulfill the viewer’s expectations of a linear story. 

Accelerating Time- In film production time in the universe of the film is often condensed and expanded. For example; someone going out for the night in real life could take quite some time, but in film it’s often cut down to mere minutes.

Expanding Time- This is when in post-production a scene is edited to make it longer than it really is and create suspense.

Showing Causality- This involves showing cause. E.g; a film wouldn’t just show someone walking up to answer the door, without showing that there is someone at the door. Editors must understand this or they’re film will appear to be unrealistic.

Insert Shot- This helps to further the continuity within a scene. It involves showing a close up an important aspect of the scene that can usually be seen within the previous shot.

Cut Away Shot- This involves cutting away to another part of the scene to add information to it. E.g; during a massacre cutting away from the carnage to show the reactions of onlookers.

Relational Editing- This is when a scene is edited together to show continuity in a sequence of events in a way which work to logically show a sequence of events on the basis of the viewers expectation of how an interaction would logically go. E.g If he we see someone wave at another person out of shot, we expect to see the reaction of the person who is out of shot.

Thematic Editing (Often referred to as a montage) - This is when various separate scenes are edited together, not on the basis of a logical continuity, but on the basis of portraying an overarching theme. The shots are shown in rapid succession. A famous example of this would be the training montage in ‘Rocky’.

Parallel Cutting- This is when multiple different stories are cut together into segments. Often done with a couple of smaller stories within a larger one. E.g; Game of Thrones- there are many different characters in different parts of the world- meaning that parallel cutting is consistently used throughout the show.