Planning: Editing Planning (Miss Begum)

Planning: Editing Planning (Miss Begum)

Editing is important in films because It entertains the audience by using different cut scenes to grab their attention. I believe it is important to think about the editing, especially in thriller films because editing determines the mood of the scenes. e.g. a chase scene will use fast pace editing which would create a adrenaline rushed feeling amongst the audience.

Some of the conventional uses of editing in thrillers are Slow paced editing which is when different shots are put together in a sequence at a slow pace. This is used to capture the most important events during a film e.g. fight scene.

Another conventional use of editing in thrillers is fast paced editing which is when different shots are put together in a fast paced sequence. Fast paced editing is used to imply that they may be some kind of terror in a scene and often leaves a drop of anxiety and uncertainty in the audiences mind.

Lastly, Speed of editing is another conventional use of editing used is most thrillers, as it merges together two different frames depending on what direction it may be trying to achieve. Speed of editing also determines the pace the film will travel and the atmosphere of the film or the particular scene.

The editing I plan to use in my thriller consists of the following:

1. Fade to Black will be used at the start of my thriller when the screen will be black then it will then the camera will turn on, having the fireplace in its focus, then suddenly the camera will be moved to focus on the body on the floor before it is then dragged away and the fade to black will then appear. I have chosen to use this as it contributes towards building suspense while dragging the audience into the film. This is conventional to a thriller genre because it will build help build suspense and tension in the scenes and amongst the audience.

2. Reaction shots are used to let the audience see a close up of the characters facial emotions. This does not only create tension amongst the audience but also allows them to infer what may happen later on in the film linking back to this. Reaction shot will be used in my thriller when the husband comes face to face with the mystery shadow before he disappears into the darkness.

3. Montage are used to create excitement and are often seen in chase scenes. I plan on using a montage in the fast editing scenes near the end of my film as i thought this would be most effective. The idea of using a montage in my thriller hit me when i watched the trailer of my film influence Sinister.

4. Straight cut will also be used in my thriller production. Straight cuts are used in thrillers to maintain the continuity of an action. Straight cuts will be used in the dinner conversion scene between the husband and wife.

Conclusion
The this post has benefited myself and my group a lot of it allowed us to recap on the things we learned during the research task then apply it to this task. We also were able to start thinking of which editing techniques we will use in which specific scene and how we could make it effective enough to help create suspense and tension throughout the thriller.