Planning: Editing Planning Ms Begum

Planning: Editing Planning

Editing is important in films because it helps define every transition made in a film. Depending on which one you can use it to create a joyful or a scary scene that would end up getting some sort of reaction from the audience. I believe it is important to think about the editing, especially in thriller films because without clear editing sometimes the plot of the film can get lost and then the audience end up losing interest in the film and then you don’t create the reaction you want from the audience.

Some of the conventional uses of editing in thrillers are:

• Slow paced editing

Slow pace editing is when clips are put together at a slower pace and this is to create suspense. Slow pace editing is used so the audience can follow the plot of the thriller but it is also used to signal that something is going to happen

• Fast paced editing

Fast pace editing is when clips are put together at a fast pace and this is to create tension and thrill. Fast pace editing usually comes after a scene of slow pace editing to emphasize the fact that something bad has happened and the character is in trouble

• Montage

A montage is the speed of editing, where shots are quickly juxtaposed together to create excitement The process or technique of selecting, editing, and piecing together separate sections of film to form a continuous scene showing the character’s movement or action.

The editing I plan to use in my thriller consists of the following:

1. Slow paced editing will be used when the antagonist is approaching the protagonist. I have chosen to use this because of using slow pace editing it builds up tension within the scene and because of that it gains a response from the audience. This is conventional to the thriller genre because wit slow pace editing it shows every frame clearly as the tension builds up giving the audience something to react to.

2. Reaction shot will be used when the victim is grabbed by the antagonist. I have chosen to use this because the tension that was built up to that very scene will be released and we would expect to get a reaction from the audience. This is conventional to a thriller genre because a reaction shot is always used to show how someone will react to a certain situation they are in.

3. 180rule will be used when the antagonist is having dinner with the (now murdered) victim. I have chosen to use this because the two of them are at the dinner table and using the 180rule would be best to show this happening. This is conventional to a thriller genre because it allows you to show either a conversation or two people sitting opposite each other to its fullest effect.

4. Fast pace editing will be used when the antagonist is attacking the victim. I have chosen to use this because it shows how frantic the scene is and it emphasises the situation shows the victim struggling to get free and to show that her efforts to escape are useless. This is conventional to a thriller genre because when the victim comes into contact with the antagonist there is always a struggle to get free from the victim.

5. Straight cut will be used throughout the thriller opening. I have chosen to use this because this way the audience is able to follow the plot of the story and that way they don’t get too confused. This is conventional to a thriller because the audience needs to follow some sort of plot. If they don’t they end up losing interest in the film.