Editing

Editing. It is organising footage into one continuous sequence to create a narrative for a film or tv show. Its its selecting raw footage and placing them in sequence order on a timeline.

Collage- joining pictures together to create meaning
Tempo- the time a shot is seen on screen

TIME
Linear- telling a story as it happens
media res- narrative is jumbled up

elements of editing
-Time in-Starting point- The point when action starts in a frame.
-Time out-Ending point- The point when action ends in a frame.
-Continuity editing-When the viewed footage flows continuously, so that the narrative is clear to the audience.
-Master shot-The first shot kicked off during a shoot.A film recording of an entire scene from start to finish from an angle that keeps all players in view.
-Insert shot-A shot from a different angle that appears in a scene to break the monotony.
-Match on action-Cutting between different views of the same moment in an action without disrupting audience view.Two different views of the same action.
-Superimposition- This is a transition.Placing one thing over the other typically in such a way that both are evidently seen.
-Long Take-A shot which unfolds in real time for about 8-10 seconds with out any cuts.
-Reverse editing-A cut showing what the character is looking at, followed by a reverse shot of the character them selves looking at it.
-Cross cutting editing-Edit two different sequences together to show that they are connected.
-Ellipsis editing-Movement and action unnecessary to the telling of a story will often be removed by editing.
-Montage editing-Montage is a technique in film editing in which a series of short shots are edited into a sequence to condense space, time & information.It could be a Juxtaposition.
-Associative Montage-The juxtaposition of two contrasting images which can be interpreted as having a similar thematic meaning.

-Cutaway-A cutaway is video scene that cuts away to relevant images or footage.A cutaway is used as a buffer between to add interest and info.

-Non- Continuity editing-When the viewed footage does not flow continuously.
-Flash back-A flash back in a movie is a scene that has happened prior to the current event that is going on in the movie.
-Flash forward-Interrupts present action- shifts the plot to the future.
-Jump Cut editing-A jump cut is a cut in film editing in which two sequential shots of the same subject are taken from camera positions that vary only slightly.
-Parallel editing(cross cutting)-is the technique of alternating two or more scenes that often happen simultaneously but in different locations.
-Time-lapse video-is when the playback of a video clip appears to be faster than the natural speed of the action that has been captured.
-Freeze Frame-A single frame forming a motionless image from a video.

Transitions

• Straight cutting – to show realism, in conversations etc. 
• Graphic match – when 2 shots match graphically, often with an overlap transition (ex shot of eyeball, then shot of the sun (same size/shape = to show their relationship)
• Overlap/dissolve – makes a softer transition, to show ellipsis or time passing.
• Wipe – often used to show new day or new scene/location   (sideways wipe)
• Fade in/out (fade to black or appear from black – often used to communicate ending or beginning)
• Flash – to show flashbacks or flash-forwards (to show thoughts or memories)  (flashes to white)
• Slow Motion
• Long take/short take.

Special Effects

• B&w –often used to show memory or time period
• Contrast – to altar the lighting (or contrast = very light lights and dark or darks sometimes with memories 
•  Color - to add a color filter to show a specific mood. Example ‘The ring’ – many scenes are very blue-ish, which show sterile/coldness etc.
• Animation – titles of shows or cartoons
• CGI – computer generated images (example = avatar, planet of apes, polar express.
• Fast forward/slow motion – speeding up or slowing down footage.
• Ghost trail – see multiple actions (overlapped) to show someone drunk or on drugs .
• Blur – to show un-clarity, or fuzzy memory/flashback.

I will be using Final cut pro for my film and Adobe after effect for my title. My film will be shot in a linear manner with continuity editing and a few jumpcuts.