Title: Editing Sunday 19 July

2020
DO NOW – Look at the two images and outline the differences between
them (use bullet points)

A* Challenge
What keywords would you use to describe this?

LO: To define, apply and evaluate Editing in film

Our Learning Journey
What is Film Editing? Can I Outline Editing?

A microelement of film making.

‘The activity of selecting the scenes to be shown an
d putting them together to create  a film. 
thefreedictionary.com
 Can I Outline Editing?
What people say about Editing?
Task – what statement is the most interesting and why?
 Can I Outline Editing?
Who is in the Editing team and what is
the chain of command?

FILM EDITOR

Data manager

VFX supervisor

Colourist

Editor assistants
and trainees
 Can I Outline Editing?
ALL FILM ROLES - CHAIN OF
COMMAND RECAP
CASE STUDY: (10 mins) Can I Outline Editing?
WALTER MURCH
INFORMATION HUNT Task: Who is he
and what does he
say about editing?

A* Challenge
Read these books
 Can I Outline Editing?
WALTER MURCH has 6 Criteria for
film editing he breaks them down in
terms of importance.
Task - Can you match the correct
percentage to the criteria?
A) 3D Space – is the cut true to
the action?

B) Rhythm Does the cut occur

rhythmically sound?

C) Emotion – Does the cut reflect

the reaction
D) Story Does the cut advance the
story?

E) Eye Trace Does the cut follow the

audiences eye focus?

F) 2D Plane of Screen Does the

cut follow the 180 degree rule?
 Can I Outline Editing?
WALTER MURCH has 6 Criteria for
film editing he breaks them down in
terms of importance.
Task - Can you match the correct
percentage to the criteria?

6) 3D Space
PLAY 5) 2D Plane of Screen

4) Eye Trace

3) Rhythm

1) Emotion 2) Story
Learning Check
Can I Outline Editing?

In your own words explain who is in control

of film editing and what is the most
important aspect according to Walter
Murch and why?
Our Learning Journey
 Can I Apply Editing?
What types of editing are there in film
production?

1. Continuity Editing
2. Radical Subjective Continuity/ Dis-
Continuity/Disjunctive editing
3. Classical Editing
4. Thematic or Montage editing
5. Soviet Montage theory
 Can I Apply Editing?
Continuity Editing

A system of cutting used to maintain a continuous and

clear narrative action by following a set of rules.

Watch this to see what happens

when continuity editing goes
wrong!
Continuity errors
Funny film
 Can I Apply Editing?
Radical Subjective Continuity/ Dis-
Continuity/Disjunctive editing
Cuts of different time and space for dramatic effect.
Spatial and temporal discontinuity. The established
continuity editing rules are not followed. This can also be
called ‘Visible’ editing; editing that calls attention to itself
and violates the viewers expectations of continuity.
The Graduate Breathless
 Can I Apply lighting
Classical editing Editing?

First popularized by D.W. Griffith, is used to draw

viewers into the emotional content of the scene. This
style jumps from ‘the master shot’ (long/wide shot), to
the medium shot and then close ups
to draw the audience psychologically closer
for dramatic effect.

PLAY example
This style is achieved through ‘coverage’ (the process in which a
scene is filmed from a variety of angles, for example ‘eye line
match’ – if we see an actor refer to something off scree, this
object is filmed through ‘cutaways’ – coverage of items or
actions. ‘Matched action’ – cuts happen during a major action,
this adds emphasis to the action.
Thematic or Montage editing Can I Apply Editing?

From the French, Monter, meaning to assemble.

MONTAGE, capitalizes on our brain’s ability to
associate ideas. Edits that are driven by a particular
theme, it is often a rapid sequence of shots
designed to elicit feelings or call upon common
experiences. The cuts are motivated by a connection
of ideas, not by continuity of time and space. It
could be used to show the passing of time.

EXAMPLE
HOT FUZZ
 Can I Apply Editing?
Soviet Montage theory
Montage is associated with Soviet cinema 1920’s,
film makers especially Lev Kuleshov, V.I Pudovkin and
Sergei Eistenstein.
Kuleshov’s famous experiment, which was later
termed ‘The Kuleshov effect’ was a breakthrough in
understanding and producing films.
TASK - watch and make notes on what ‘The
Kuleshov effect’ is.

Dialectic Edits are driven by expressing

a Contradiction.
 Can I Apply Editing?
Associative/abstract editing

Once again stemming from the ‘Kuleshov

effect’ Associative and abstract editing
focuses on a juxtaposition of two shots that
when combined have meaning (but separate,
they do not).

TASK - watch and make

notes on Eistenstein’s 5
‘methods’ of montage
A* Challenge
Can you name and
explain all 5?
 Can I Apply Editing?
A* Challenge ANSWERS
Can you name and explain all 5?
Learning Check
Our Learning Journey
Media text analysis (15mins): Can I Evaluate Editing?

Success criteria:
Watch the following ‘Battleship
Potemkin’ clip and evaluate how
effectively the meaning is
communicated through the editing?
KEYWORDS Learnt this lesson to use
Film Editing, Film editor, Data manager, VFX
supervisor, Colourist, Editor
Assistants/trainees, Walter Murch, Emotion,
Story, Rhythm, Eye trace, 2D plane of
screen, 3D Space, Continuity Editing, Radical
Subjective Continuity/ Dis- A* Challenge
Continuity/Disjunctive editing, Classical Editing, Use as many KW’s and
Thematic or Montage editing, Soviet Montage
theory, ‘The Kuleshov effect’, Sergei Precise examples as
Eistenstien, Metric montage, Rythmic montage, possible. Add this to
Tonal montage, Over tonal montage, your blog
Intellectual or ideological montage
Media text analysis (15mins): Can I Evaluate Editing?

Success criteria:
Watch the following ‘Requiem for a
Dream’ clip and evaluate how
effectively the meaning is
communicated through the editing?
KEYWORDS Learnt this lesson to use
Film Editing, Film editor, Data manager, VFX
supervisor, Colourist, Editor
Assistants/trainees, Walter Murch, Emotion,
Story, Rhythm, Eye trace, 2D plane of
screen, 3D Space, Continuity Editing, Radical
Subjective Continuity/ Dis-
Continuity/Disjunctive editing, Classical Editing,
Thematic or Montage editing, Soviet Montage
theory, ‘The Kuleshov effect’, Sergei
A* Challenge
Eistenstien, Metric montage, Rythmic montage, Add this to your blog
Tonal montage, Over tonal montage,
Intellectual or ideological montage
Plenary: Last Progress check
 Homework (1 hour min):
Watch the following video and conduct research into the different types of
transitions there are

A* Challenge
Upload all the content
from todays lesson to
your blog.