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(18) Editing, numero dos

 


Oh you're still here? Huh...hmm oh yeah, almost forgot...realmente tengo que trabajar otra vez...
I mean WELCOME BACK GUYS!!! LETS GET STARTED ON ANOTHER BLOG, OH YEAH!!

 Alright enough with that, lets get down to business, today I'm going to be covering the second half of the content I promised you on editing, so lets list these terms firstly. These terms are jump cut, crosscutting, parallel editing, cutaway, and insert, not as many as before, but still just as important, lets begin...

Jump Cut:

Jump cut is when two sequential shots of the same subject are taken from camera positions that vary only slightly if at all. This type of edit gives the effect of jumping forwards in time. It is a manipulation of temporal space using the duration of a single shot and fracturing the duration to move the audience ahead. This kind of cut abruptly communicates the passing of time.​ For example in the image above you see the kid looking forward, but then immediately in the next shot he is staring into your soul, *loud disgusting cough* ahem, excuse me, so it's like time passed or jumped in between the two shots.

Crosscutting:

Crosscutting is an editing technique most often used in films to establish action occurring at the same time, and usually in the same place. In a cross-cut, the camera will cut away from one action to another action, which can suggest the simultaneity of these two actions, but this is not always the case. To sum it up it is used to show different sets of action that can be occurring simultaneously or at different times. Cross cutting is often used to build suspense, by cutting away at a point of tension the audience will be wondering what is going to happen next.​ For example in the image above you can see those meteors and it looks like one hit the statue of liberty and now oooo I'm feeling very suspenseful, I wonder what will happen next, right? Moving on

Parallel Editing:

Parallel editing is a form of cross cutting, this editing technique is the process of alternating between two or more scenes that happen simultaneously in different locations within the world of the film. With most films that utilize parallel editing, the corresponding scenes will eventually meet or have some sort of connecting action. Creates tension, can show multiple points of view and can create dramatic irony when the characters are unaware of events unfolding away from the main action. The difference between cross cutting and parallel editing is time. The term parallel editing is used to show separate events happening simultaneously.​ So now you know hoorah!!

Cutaway:

Alright we all know what a cutaway is, I'd like to assume that we do at least and that we've all seen Family Guy and enjoyed it's offensive humor, but for those who haven't it is a show full of cutaways. A cutaway is simply when a scene is interrupted by scene or insertion of a scene. It can also be the interruption of a continuously filmed action by inserting a view of something else. Both have the same premise. These interruptions are usually quick and usually ended by the original scene, they are frequently comic in nature and known as such.

Insert:

Time for the last term I have for you about editing, and that is the insert shot, simply put it is any shot that’s sole purpose is to focus the viewer’s attention to a specific detail within a scene. These shots are often placed from the point of view of a character, suggesting that we see what the character sees during a moment of concentration. These shots often use a close-up or extreme close-up size so that a viewer may read text or perceive a small detail.​ For example in the image above you can see an extreme focus and close up shot on the ring the character is holding and the sole purpose of this shot is to draw our attention as the viewer towards it in the scene.

Once again we have finished, I hope you enjoyed reading and learning something new from this. If not then shame on you!! Maybe you'll learn something in the next blog. Until next time,


Thanks for Reading!! 

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*Pictures generously sourced from free online materials (seriously)







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