Editing
Almost every single Film and TV show has been edited. Without editing the footage simply wouldn’t make sense. It would not flow, and there may be imperfections with things such as sound.
Editing is taking what you have filmed, and putting it together like a jigsaw and eliminating blemishes. When recording, you usually (and by usually i mean should always) film all shots from a certain place whilst at that place. You don’t film a bit, then record the next bit of the scene at a different place, then run back etc. This is why editing is so important.
Whilst editing u can also adjust colour, add effect, remove footage, duplicate footage and do all sorts of things to alter the footage that you have recorded. Editing can not only alter the actual footage it can alter the entire mood of the “film”.
Eisenstein was an early pioneer of editing. He would use unusual shot combinations such as two close ups next to each other to convey the emotion of the scene. He believed that 1 image + 1 image = 3 images, the third image being the image created in the viewers head.
A scene can be ;
- Linear- I.E. going from point A to point B in a logical and chronological fashion.
- Non-linear – Is where it doesn’t go from point A to point B in a set order.
- Montage - There is no chronological flow to the scene, can often be used to portray a large chunk of time passing.
- Point of view - Seeing what the subject of the scene sees to add emotion and make the audience feel deeply involved.