Editing

STOPS - Screen time, Transition, Order of Narrative, Pace, SFX 

If you're ever stuck with what to look for in the EDITING section, consider these questions:

1) How much cutting is there and why? 

2) Are the shots highly fragmented or relatively lengthy? 

3) What is the point of the cutting in each scene? To clarify? To stimulate? To lyricize? To create suspense? To explore an idea or emotion in depth? 

4) Does the cutting seem manipulative or are we left to interpret the images on our own? 

5) What kind of rhythm does the editing establish with each scene? 

6) Is the personality of the filmmaker apparent in the cutting or is the presentation of shots relatively objective and functional? 

7) Is editing a major language system of the extract or does the artist relegate cutting to a relatively minor fraction? 8. What style of editing does the clip represent and why?

 

Editing key terms from Kristin Connell