Summary of film language (Editing)

Editing is the process of looking at all the footage shot during the making or a film/TV programs and placing it in the desired order and joining it together. Editing can be used in a variety of different ways to enhance the experience of the film, making it more enjoyable for the audience. It allows produces to create a variety of different transitions between scenes and allows them to add to effects etc. The opening scenes have establishing shots lets us know who the movie is about. There are two main factors that must be taken into account when editing; The speed of editing, how long does the shot last? and The style of editing, editing in a specific way. There are a variety of transitions that can be used that can aid to the effects being used in a scene and add to the overall experience. These include; Fades, scene fading into black or white. Dissolves, fading one shot of the screen while another shot is fading in. Straight cut, the most commonly used transition between two scenes, it is the 'invisible' form of transition. Wipes, one image is pushed of the screen by another. Jump cut, where the audience's attention is brought into focus on something, very suddenly. Whilst editing, the film maker can choose where to place shots in a corresponding order. This is known as Graphic Match, and gives the producer the opportunity to re-arrange scenes etc. The producers of films also use continuity editing when editing in post-production, to emphasize a smooth transition of time and space.