editing techniques

editing, assembly, or montage

• unique to moving image productions

• editing should be used to create meaning, rather than just be used to compile footage into sequential order

• the use of sound is also vital here for creating the uniqueness of cinematic montage over artforms such as photo-collage or comic books

dimensions of editing

• graphic: aesthetic similarities — lighting, use of color, shapes, graphic matches, etc

• rhythmic: length of shots, the building of rhythm, fast or slow, patterns of shot lengths, etc

• spatial: editing to create space, or to link scenes, hcaracters, locations, the creating of relationships between people, places, or objects, etc

• temporal: create chronology or non-linearity, expands the duration of a moment, or creates an ellipsis in time, etc

j cut

• audio from the next scene begins before the previous scene has ended

• viewer/audience senses and anticipates upcoming edit or change in scene/location/mood/tone

L cut

• when the audio from the previous scene carries over into the next

• allows the meaning, impact, and effect of the previous scene to linger into the next