Assessment

M E C S

Editing is how we get from one scene to another

This is completed in post-production Without editing there is no story

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCK53Lb4-pI

cut : one shot is instantaneously replaced on screen by another.

continuity editing: flows smoothly across shots and scenes without visual inconsistencies. Establishes a sense of story for the viewer.

cross cuttingCutting back and forth quickly between two or more lines of action, indicating they are happening simultaneously.

dissolve A gradual scene transition. The editor overlaps the end of one shot with the beginning of the next one

jump cut A cut that creates a lack of continuity by leaving out parts of the action to create mystery or confusion

How does the editing in the opening of ‘SE7EN' create tension?

Use examples from the film opening.

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