Engaging the viewer/ Creating pace

Task 7 -

Speed of editing -

In a film the pace of each clip could be anything from a few seconds to a few minutes, the length of each sequence establishes the pace of the film as a concluded whole. In a film the speed of editing will help to oversee the mood of the entire film as a whole. If a film wants to create suspense for the audience or anxiety for the audience the editing will be fast pace, actions films tend to use this editing technique. An example of a film that would use this is would be things such as 'James Bond', this uses fast pace action sequences to cause distress to the audience. This would not happen in a film that is more relaxed and does not need to have short, fast paced clips. In some film trailers it is vital that they fit is as many clues as possible about the film but do not give anything away, they make these film trailers fast pace so that people do not get many clues.

Cross cutting -

Cross cutting is when two film clips are cut together so that the audience understand that they are connected in some way, this is important as things that do not necessarily look like they are meant to be linked are in fact linked. This can be linking two sequences that are happening at the same time but in different locations or this could happen when a person is reliving a memory. An example of a film that uses this is 'Inception'. Cross cutting is sometimes used to create drama within a scene and this gives that effect to the audience this happen in the first scream movie at the beginning when the girl is murders as it cuts between her being murdered and trying to get help and here parent, who are almost at the house in time to save her.

Cutaways -

A cutaway is used to reveal a intricate detail that the viewer needs to be able to put the film together and this is done without detracting from an action sequence that is happening, this may give the audience an understanding of what is about to then happen within the next sequence. An example of a clip that uses a cutaway to show something important is in 'Zombieland' as in this film there is a scene where by a zombie clown attacks the man, he then looks at a hammer, looks back at the clown and runs for the hammer to kill the clown.

Developing drama -

When a director uses all of these different effects they create a sense of drama for the audience as it shows the developing of the film and how the actors are reacting to what is happening in the film. A director will try t create drama in a film to show that what is going to happen may be shocking and otherwise surprising to the actor, this will then make the audience feel what the actors are feeling throughout the whole of the rest of the film up to the closing scene of the film when everything gets brought together to show what has was actually meant to be explained from the beginning of the film. The director uses things such as emotions to make the viewer understand what is going on in the film and then this will develop a sense of guessing what is about to happen, even though the viewer may grasp the concept of the story they may not always guess what is going to happen next they may just have some idea of what may happen in the next scene. An example of a scene that develops drama is 'Harry Potter and the deathly hallows part 2'. In this film there is a development of drama towards the big fight scene that is about to happen that everyone would have been trying to guess since the beginning of all of the films.

Creating pace -

Creating pace in a film sequence is important as it is used to show to the audience how two people act to the same issue and how eventually they will then meet up in the same situation. In our short film there are two people who are both late to class but one is rushing and one is relaxed, we use fast pace movements for the person that is rushing and at the end of the film the actors eventually meet. The film we produced creates a sense of stress that is shown to the audience and is demonstrated within the film when it cuts from the two different people and how they are both handling the situation is very different, they both show different emotions such as the person in a rush is the actor showing the stress of being late and the person who is relaxed is demonstrating the fact that they do not care about if they are late to their lesson or not. The film also creates a sense of distress when they look at the person who is rushing as their pace begins to increase further through the film, when they then make the mistake of entering the wrong classroom the person panics even more then they originally were and this makes their pace gradually become faster until they get to the classroom where they can then relax.