Editing Analysis

Editing Analysis

In this film trailer ( World War Z ), we can see the demonstration of excellent editing and camera shots to build tension throughout the opening scene. There is a great amount of shots in this sequence, with many of them having a shorter duration to help build the intensity of the narrative, the imminent danger of the mutated zombies outside and the rest of humanity is trying to hang on for dear life.

Throughout the Trailer & Movie the editing technique used is Continuity editing, continuity editing is used to make a range of different camera shots and transitions invincible and unnoticeable, it also supports the narrative and especially helps add drama and suspense. most of the movie consist of these techniques of continuity of editing, Action Match ( Opening a door cuts to shot of him stepping out of door ). Shot/Reverse Shot ( Conversation scene from over the shoulder shot from both characters ). Reaction Shot ( Cut to someones reaction ). eye Line Match ( when the character looks at something then it cuts to a shot of that object from the characters point of view. Other techniques used in the trailer and the movie are mostly consisting of the following transitions ( the transition between two shots ) straight cuts which is when there is no visible transition and it just changes to the other shot. The only other really notable transition is the jump cut which is when it shortens the shot time and it shows certain stages of the scene. Without Continuity Editing the movie itself would not come together as well.

When my group starts to film our opening scene we are going to use continuity editing to allow all of our shots move fluidly and let the cuts and different shots be unnoticeable. This will effect our movie opening by making our movie look professional and not cheap or not edited correctly. With all this editing we are going to need a variety of shots to create a interesting movie opening and not just a boring long dragged out selection of similar shots. When we edit our movie we are going to make it fast paced to link with the danger and car idea as it will add dramas and suspense to our movie openeing. With our movi being shot in the desert we are going to need to add a vibrant or warm layer ontop of all of our shots which will be editied in Adobe Premiere. We will also use some slow motion shots to our movie which will be dine by shooting the scene with 60fps and when in premire playing the shot or scene at 24fps addingthat enhanced clarity and slow motion shot to our movie, these slow motion shots will add to the suspense of our movie. With all of these editing techniques and variety of camera shots and angles our movie will be a fast paced action packed thriller, and hopefully will get me and my group that well desrved Grade A.