Task Seven – Engaging the Viewer/Creating Pace done

Engaging the viewer and creating pace - are both very popular techniques in editing. Engaging the viewers and Creating pace are usually different depending on the genre it would be needed for. If it is used for action or horror scenes one would expect the scenes to go in a fast sequence, if it is used for a romantic scene the sequence would be expected to be a lot slower than action or horror. The speed of the scene would help determine the type of reaction you would receive from the audience. When watching an action movie with fast scenes, the audience tend to pay more attention in order to every bit of the action. An example is the hunger games trailer.

Speed of Editing- The speed of editing is used to create emotions like drama, tension, etc. in the minds of the audience. The speed of editing can vary from seconds to minutes depending on the scene, for example in an action sequence the scenes would last for about two to three seconds but if it was for a romantic scene the sequence would be a lot slower and the scenes would probably last for about five to six minutes. An example of an action sequence is The Bourne Ultimatum.

Cross Cutting- is an editing technique most often used in films to establish action occurring at the same time in two different places, in a cross cut, the camera will cut away from one action, which can suggest the simultaneity of these two actions. Cross cutting is used to create tension and suspense in the mind of the audience, also cross cutting can be used to very effectively develop sense of drama. In scream Casey death was made to be more dramatic with the use of cross cutting.

Cutaway- a cutaway shot is the interruption of a continuously filmed action by inserting a view something else. It is usually, although not always, followed by a cut back to the first shot, when the cutaway avoids a jump cut. The cutaway shot does not necessarily contribute any dramatic content of its own, but is used to help the editor assemble a longer sequence. For this reason, editors choose cutaway shots related to the main action, such as another action or object in the same location. For example, if the main shot is of a man walking down an alley, possible cutaways may include a shot of a cat on a nearby dump or a shot of a person watching from a window overhead.

Creating pace- is when editing is used to speed up or slow down a film. The pace of an edit can alter the way the audiences views the film. For example action films are usually fast paced, this is done editing shots so they are short and then quickly cut to another shot. Drama films normally use slower shots, this is to allow the audience to see and understand a scene, and to understand the character. This is done by having longer shots in a scene.

Development of Drama- This is very effective because it keeps the audience in suspense and gives them something to look forward to.

Summary of My Video

My Creating Pace video included Cross Cutting, the purpose of this was to create tension and develop drama in the minds of the audience. The storyline involves 3 actors, 2 students and the teacher. The teacher walks out the classroom to report one of girls to the head teacher for being rude, while she was gone both girls, gossip about teacher, violate the classroom equipments, use their phones and dance around. While editing this video I made use of cross cutting to develop some tension for the audience. There was a cross cut in the scene of the students being playful in the classroom and the teacher walking from the corridor back into the classroom.