Editing Concepts

Establishing shot

Establishing shot allows the audience to grasp an idea of the setting of the scene and where the action is taking place. Its also known as a very wide shot or an extreme long shot. Films that have used this concept are ‘James bond, skyfall’, and also the ‘conjuring’ when it sets the scene of the big haunted house. Act IV of Skyfall begins at 1:45:49 and opens with a stunning shot of Bond, with his Goldfinger car, as a tiny figure in a huge landscape, fitting as Sky fall's primary goal is to place the Craig Bond in context, not just in the Bond-verse but in the cultural landscape.

Graphic MatchGraphic match Is a cut in film editing between either two different

objects, two different spaces are graphically match which links them metaphorically, for example a bone fading into a spaceship,. For example in Psycho The drain becomes an eye due to its similar shape. This happens towards the end of the scene when Marion has fallen to the bathroom floor, the camera movement follows the shower water draining off, the camera zooms closer of the plug-hole, we see the water go round the plug-hole, this scene then slowly blends into Marion’s eye, making the ending shot a perfect chilling experience.

Eye Line MatchEye line match is to show each character interacting with each other. Its associated with continuity editing. The audience want to see what the character is seeing it starts with the character looking at someone or something followed by a cut to the object or person which he is looking at.

Montage EditingMontage editing is a group of quick shots put together in a scene to condense time. This was used in rocky. Its also used in the ‘ karate kid’ and is also known as manipulating diegetic time and space. A montage is used to show the viewer what the character is going through in a quicker process otherwise the movie would be too long.

180 Degree rule180 degree rule is a guideline which outlines spatial relationships between different characters. This strategy is used in continuity editing to allow the audience to know whose in the scene and where they are positioned. Their is also an invisible line which cannot be crossed. If you do cross the line the audience will be confused as it will look like one of the characters has switched positioned.