Speed of Editing

 Speed of Editing

One thing to focus on when editing shots is how long the each shot will last for.

In films, each scene may last for matter of seconds or continue for some minutes but the length of each shot determines how fast the pace the film is and could help in telling the mood of what is taking place on screen.

Quick editing, frequent changing of shots, could help in making the audience feel anxious and a create a sense of suspense.This could be used extensively in action scenes or shot depicting a race against time.

If the mood is relaxed and chilled, senses will usually last longer and change less frequently. This could be used in romantic or comedic scene. 

There are some films that do not have not been edited at all such as the Russian Ark (2002) was

filmed in one take although it required split-second timing and high level of organisation to film.

Trailers

This is a short filmed advertisement/preview for a film.

For a trailer to be effective at enticing potential viewers to go and watch it, it has to be packed with detail from start to finish, this therefore requires the editing from shot to shot to be very fast.

Speed of Editing

Scenes at the beginning of a film are usually quite long and editing between shots being slow so viewers are able to understand the where the story is taking place, introduce characters and explain what is actually going on.

 

As the film prgresses scenes may become shorter as the editing cuts between telling two or more storylines at the same time.