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In- Camera Editing RichardIn-camera editing is a method of film making that involves
shooting every scene of the video in the order that it will be shown. No alternate angles can
be filmed because the way this technique works is unlike the usual method of filming
various shots and swapping round the order it just joins all the clips together to make one
long video. Modern professional video cameras can do this without the use of a computer.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPJ2t2ypTHgv
Following the Action:Jameel
What following the action is basically the camera movements following every bit of action in each
scene or shot and also filmed with a wide shot instead of a tight shot. Down below is an example of
following the action technique.
http://youtu.be/RtWkewqIFDM
Multiple points of viewRichardmultiple points of view are many different camera angles
used to show the characters feelings and situation. As in the beginning all films used only
one shot until around 1900 when the idea was invented of cutting the film to jump from
shot to shot. As opposed to today’s digital method this used to be done by literally cutting
the film reel using a splicer and threading it with another machine to view it.
Shot variation Jameel
What shot variation is where images/filmcontinuously slow motion by editing. This type of
technique ‘slow motion’ is being used in a lot of films nowadays especially in action film
because it is very suitable for that genre as you can see below that is an action film and it
matches very well near the when he dodges the bullet and it attract the audience’s
attention because they can see the bullets very closely because it is running in slow motion
and they get to watch the character dodge them in a very gymnastic way witch is very
entertaining that’s why the type of technique is very popular. The link below shows you a
example of shot variation.
http://youtu.be/KNrSNcaYiZg
Manipulation of diegetic time and space Richardediting is the element in film that really
caught people’s eye and managed to land film where it is today. The thing that everyone

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likes about editing is the ability to create things in films that can’t happen in real life, so
therefore the film allows the audience to escape real life. The first edits in films were things
like introducing colour, cuts and slowing down and speeding up scenes.
Film Jameel
Throughout the years of editing it has changed a lot from how editors used to edit and how they edit
these days. Back in the day they used to use splicers as and editing technique and what splicers is, is
a cutting machine where they used to actually cut the film. In our days editing cuts are done digitally
on computer on software that is well known called adobe premiere this is a much easier and
précised way of editing cuts and it has a lot of great features of editing settings on the software. The
link blow is a video of a splicing machine and a video of the editing software.
http://youtu.be/ib8RBPsM4lIhttp://youtu.be/lHJQaJ5URNw
Softwaresplicer machine
Analogue Jameel
Basically the difference between analogue and digital editing is analogue is editing all the spoken
words in the film so it is going to have effect with voice and text editing digital editing is the actual
shot in the film so the moving picture basically, that is the difference between the two tiles digital
and editing. Down below I have an example of analogue editing.
http://youtu.be/aHw6JtS9xGY
DigitalRichard
Digital video editing is essentially just the edits made to a video in the modern day. Many
advanced digital editing features are available now such as composting video. Digital editing
describes editing using a computer and programs like Adobe premiere pro. This is a far
better way of editing than the traditional Linear editing or analogue editing because of how
much more efficient and higher quality the outcome is. An example of someone using a
digital editing program is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkKSeeLRVjs
Storytelling Richard
storytelling is a technique involved in film editing that all editors use in their own way no
matter how the outcome looks. Storytelling in editing involves portraying each scene and

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character in the scene as how the editor wants. So for example if they wanted a dramatic
scene the editor could use sharp cuts, slow motion and lots of explosions or they could
portray the same scene as comic using different editing techniques.
Development of Drama Jameel
The drama has developed a lot in the past century’s because film makers now have a lot of new
gadgets like colour mode lightingsoftware’s props instruments etc… the reason why this is well
important and has changed the development of drama over the recent years is because now they
have lighting and sound to change the mood of the act and the audience this is well important in
drama because drama you can do it on stage live and on camera in the cinemas this is the reason
why drama has to have that effect so it can change the audience is mind and not wanting them to no
what is going to happen next. Down below is an example of drama
http://youtu.be/Mq0YpvD9168
Relationship to genre Richard in each
different genre many different editing techniques are used to emphasize and work with the
chosen film genre. For example an action film naturally contains a lot of action; car chases,
fights and explosions. Editing techniques that can be worked into this film style are things
like slow motion edits on the fight scenes, Jump cuts throughout the high action scenes and
some sort of rock music to keep up the pace of the action. This can be contrasted with
something like a love scene where long camera frames will be used accompanied by slow
music and the camera might pan round the people as they kiss to show how in love they
are. There are lots of other editing techniques used in other genres to fit in to and
emphasize the genre. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xg5AypnkqSg
Creating MotivationJameel
From my point of view in my own opinion I would think the creating motivation is where you put a
building up audio sound with the video of someone running for example with great sound choice
with it and then it would motivate the viewers/audience and make them wanting to do the same
thing. That’s what I think. For example if you put a song with some one play football it will make the
audience want to play football because it sounds and looks inspiring with the heavy music. Below is
a link I have good example of motivation.
http://youtu.be/afeakRuday8
Combining shots into sequencesRichard

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One of the most basic things that editing is used for is taking a selection of shots and joining
them together in various ways to assemble a sequence that looks however the editor
chooses it to.
Creating paceJameel
Basically what creating pace is creating pace and how you do that in editing is basically you can do it
many ways but I’m going to talk about the two ways you can do it is buy adding music into the shot
and you can also do it by cutting in between shoots that’s the basic and most common way an editor
does it. The reason why they have this is because obviously I have explained it earlier on creating
pace but in other words it does it in a steady pace to make the film as perfect as possible. Down
below is an example of creating pace… as you can see in the video you can pretty much tell what
crating pace is it is doing things on different shots that match perfectly.
Seamless RichardSeamless editing is editing that creates action that flows smoothly across
shots and scenes whilst establishing a sense of story for the viewer. This kind of editing is
essentially the same as continuity editing. Seamless editing is used at some point in almost
every film but as the point of it is to be unnoticeable observing it isn’t always easy. An
example of seamless editing is
Continuity Richard
Continuity is where each type of shot has been smoothed out so it’s not cutting through the film so
you do not miss a single second this is better and more attractive to the audience because they want
to know what is going on they what more information. Nowadays all films use continuity editing
because it is a whole lot better and easier to watch and like I said before you would not miss a
second. Below is a link, in the link is an example of montage editing
http://youtu.be/OofNBvo-ABU
Motivated
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difficult for a motion picture to include examples. Basically a motivated edit is when you cut
to a scene or object that isn’t in the previous frame. A correct motivated edit is not sudden
and out of place. Motivated edits are often used in scenarios such as a conversation where
the other person’s reaction is needed. Or if there is a specific object that someone is looking
at and the camera would jump to the object.
MontageJameel
Montage editing is where several shots have been edited into a sequence which creates space, time
and information. Down below is a video example of montage editing. This example shows us that the
actor is training but even that it shows he is training for 2 minutes and forty for seconds he is really
training fir over a couple of months because the editors do this because we are not going to watch a
film for months are we, no… so they get us to think that he has been training for a long time with all
these cuts this editing technique is as similar to the creating pace technique.
http://youtu.be/DP3MFBzMH2o
Jump CuttingJameel
Basically the meaning of jump cuttings is in the name. What jump cut is where one shot jumps to
another very quickly in a discontinuity way. For this reason jump cuts is considered the same as
continuity editing because it gives that same appearance of continuous time and space. Down
below is a link of a short video that explains the jump cuts technique.
http://youtu.be/HVlZjJfXYfU
ParallelJameel
Parallel editing is where two things are happening simultaneously then end up coming together. This
is great because it lets the audience know what is going on and they are going to meet up/. Down
below is a link of an example to what is parallel editing.
http://youtu.be/t0HNc7ne6e8
180RuleRichard The 180
degree rule is a technique used in cinematography that helps keep the audience’s attention
on the action during normal everyday scenes. The rule implies that whilst a scene is going on

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such as a conversation the filming has to go on from strictly one side of the conversation
where the people stay facing the same way. This rule exists because if the camera switched
sides the people would appear to keep facing different ways even though they haven’t
moved and this would confuse and distract the audience. Here is a short demo of the 180
degree rule. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBPw9C57TuU&feature=related
Splicing Jameel
To be honest the clue is really in the name splicing all it is you splicing the part or rough edits that
you do not want in the sequence. Down below is a link of a video that has an example of film
splicing.
http://youtu.be/MZx1HdgHBro
Transitions- dissolve, fade, wipeRichardTransitions are used to smoothly move from one
scene to the next without the jump being out of place and too fast or dramatic. Commonly
used transitions are things like Fade in/out, dissolve wipe and such things. Each different
transition is used in different places during a film to make the scene jump look smoother
and also convey a meaning to the audience.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bup_zehvBoThis is an example of Fade in and fade
out. This shows how the scene can change without the audience picking up on the
strangeness of the jump. Fades can also be used to signify things like days ending or
someone passing out to the audience.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usXca7W_jvMthis is an example of the wipe transitions
used in star wars 3. This shows how the transitions can not only effectively change the scene
but it looks impressive and can easily fit into the style of the film for example here the comic
book style transition works with the film to blend in and switch scene naturally.
CutawaysJameel
Basically what cutaway is when one person is talking about something to another person and then
the person talking thinks of something else that happened to him in the past so basically a flashback.

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This technique is great in a movie because in a viewer’s point of view they get to see what is was like
in the past for the character for example this has happened to me once I was watching a film and
then there were two characters having a conversation about their life and what they could have
been and then one of them reminisces to back when he was young so it cuts from him to shot when
he was a young kid. This is the reason why I think this type of technique is very exclusive in the film
making most film makers use this type of technique in their movies. Down below is an example
video link of this technique.
http://youtu.be/cedS0Kb54Ik
Point of view shotRichardA point of view shot is a shot that is used in a great deal of films
we see today. In some films the point of view shot can be used throughout the whole film
for example in films such as Clover field and Rec. The point of view shot is used to make the
audience feel more a part of the film and usually creates a feeling of tension and suspense
by allowing the audience to feel like in the characters shoes.
Shot-reverse-shotJameel
A shot reverse shot is a type of technique where one character is looking at the other and the other
character is looking back this will make the audience think they are looking at each over. I think this
is a great technique because it gives the viewer’s more information on what’s going on the reason
why this is because it gives the audience more shots on who they are looking at nowadays you see
this technique more often in the movies. Down below is a ink of an example to this technique.
http://youtu.be/D0wM30ytS6M
Providing and Withholding informationRichard

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Make the narrative more dramatic by giving the audience more information or taking away
information. an example of the two is in 2 dramas, one is murder she wrote in which at the
start of ever show you see someone being killed or someone planning to kill someone and
the dramatic question is will Jessica find out who did in .it also gives a dramatic irony
because the audience knows who did it. The other show which does the opposite is
diagnosis murder, in this show it doesn't show you who killed the person rather it just shows
you the person dead and you have to find out along with the characters who did.
Editing RhythmJameel
Rhythm editing is basically is basically the length of time each shot is on screen this is a great
technique because the editing has to be properly paced in perfect timing on screen for each shot so
it keeps the rhythm going that’s what gives the perfect shots paced in perfect timing which in the
audiences/viewers point of view it will be looking at its top perfection this is why I think rhythm
editing is very important in film making. Down below is a video link that shows rhythmic editing.