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VCE Media Unit 1 AOS 1 _ Edting (1)

Editing serves to manipulate time in film, either by collapsing it to show long events in a short duration or expanding it to emphasize dramatic moments. Various techniques such as cuts, jump cuts, fades, dissolves, wipes, split screens, and cross cutting are employed to enhance storytelling. The editing process occurs in post-production, combining visual and sound elements to create a cohesive narrative.

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VCE Media Unit 1 AOS 1 _ Edting (1)

Editing serves to manipulate time in film, either by collapsing it to show long events in a short duration or expanding it to emphasize dramatic moments. Various techniques such as cuts, jump cuts, fades, dissolves, wipes, split screens, and cross cutting are employed to enhance storytelling. The editing process occurs in post-production, combining visual and sound elements to create a cohesive narrative.

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Editing

The main purpose of Editing is to


either increase or decrease time

DECREASED TIME - (COLLAPSED / SPED UP)


This includes scenes in films such as montages - we see a lot of
quick shots of something that might have occurred in the story
world over months and we the audience see it in a matter of
minutes: think Rocky becoming super fit and watching his crazy
training.
We, the audience, don't need to see every minute of every
character's life. We can piece together the parts that are not
shown. Some films take place over weeks and others years. By
time being collapsed we the audience can see a two year long
story take place in 1.5 hours
INCREASED TIME - (EXPANDED / SLOWED DOWN)
This is when time is slowed down. This give the audience
a moment to stop and take in what has just happened.
This is a common edit technique when something
dramatic had just happened. Think of major fight scenes
in films. As the punch is blown the film slows down so we
the audience can take it all in. In some cases, the punch
is then shown from multiple angles, to further engage the
audience. This is the editing technique of overlapping
editing.
Within the element of editing we need to look at the
editing or vision AND sound. To put this basically, editing
is completed in post production and it is when the film is
put together. Again with this element there are several
small elements for us to focus on:
• CUT: this is one of the most common edits, cuts from one shot to another. If
a sequence has lots and lots of cuts this can be referred to as quick cuts.
• JUMP CUT: this technique is used when the subject is in motion and the
camera stays in the same position. A subject is in motion and we
the audience see the subject 'jump' forward.
• FADE: there are a few fades. Fade in: Screen is black/white and slowly the
image begins to appear. Fade out: Screen has the image and slowly begins
to disappear into black or white.
• DISSOLVE: Similar to a fade but instead of fading to black or white - the
screen dissolves from one scene to another.
• WIPE: The screen wipes from one side to another.
• SPLIT SCREEN: The screen has multiple frames in view.
• CROSS CUTTING: multiple events are occurring at the same time and the
edits keep cutting between these multiple scenes.

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