Editing, the connectives in Film Language
Think of cut as connectives in a sentence….
…so, and, then, but, however, meanwhile…
How then does does editing create meaning if it’s just simple links in the film?
Well first of all, the edit constructs the meaning in the minds of the audience. Introducing…
…The Kuleshov Effect
Editing – Time, Space and Attention
So…OK…it’s the connectives of film, such as: ‘so’, ‘and then’, ‘however’, ‘meanwhile’… which the audience link to make sense of two images.
- It’s also think about how editing shifts the film in time…such as, ‘Later that day’, ‘Earlier’, ‘The following Morning’, ‘8 years later…’, ‘Flashback…to recap important narrative information’…
- It can also be used to draw audience attention to specific elements of mise-en-scene which are important. This is usually in the shape of characters view of what they see, although not always (often the audience know more than the characters). Ironic that…
SLIDESHOW TIME…
PRACTICAL TASK – Recreate the Kuleshov Effect
Working in pairs of two.
- One pair shoots a series of reactions in MCU and.
- A series of objects or events
- Swap footage and using the other groups reactions / objects, along with your own…
- Edit together in 3-5 different ways to create different meanings / ideas
Independent Study
Watch & summarise the videos in 5 bullet points
Textual Analysis of Editing
Identify the editing techniques used in this sequence.
Analyse how these editing techniques create meaning and sense for the audience.
You should use this handout to complete your TEA and then upload to your reflective journal under editing, along with a link to the clip.