Wednesday, 1 July 2009
What is Film Editing?
Film editing is the process of selecting and joining together shots, connecting the resulting sequences, and ultimately creating a finished motion picture. It is an art of storytelling. Film editing is the only art that is unique to cinema, separating film-making from other art forms that preceded it (such as photography, theater, dance, writing, and directing), although there are close parallels to the editing process in other art forms like poetry or novel writing. Film editing is often referred to as the "invisible art" because when it is well-practiced, the viewer can become so engaged that he or she is not even aware of the editor's work.
On its most fundamental level, film editing is the art, technique, and practice of assembling shots into a coherent whole. A film editor is a person who practices film editing by assembling the footage. However, the job of an editor isn’t simply to mechanically put pieces of a film together, cut off film slates, or edit dialogue scenes. A film editor must creatively work with the layers of images, story, dialogue, music, pacing, as well as the actors' performances to effectively "redirect" and even rewrite the film to craft a cohesive whole. Editors usually play a dynamic role in the making of a film.
With the advent of digital editing, film editors and their assistants have become responsible for many areas of filmmaking that used to be the responsibility of others. For instance, in past years, picture editors dealt only with just that -- picture. Sound, music, and (more recently) visual effects editors dealt with the practicalities of other aspects of the editing process, usually under the direction of the picture editor and director. However, digital systems have increasingly put these responsibilities on the picture editor. It is common, especially on lower budget films, for the assistant editors or even the editor to cut in music, mock up visual effects, and add sound effects or other sound replacements. These temporary elements are usually replaced with more refined final elements by the sound, music, and visual effects teams hired to complete the picture.
Film editing is an art that can be used in diverse ways. It can create sensually provocative montages; become a laboratory for experimental cinema; bring out the emotional truth in an actor's performance; create a point of view on otherwise obtuse events; guide the telling and pace of a story; create an illusion of danger where there is none; and even create a vital subconscious emotional connection to the viewer, among many other possibilities.
On its most fundamental level, film editing is the art, technique, and practice of assembling shots into a coherent whole. A film editor is a person who practices film editing by assembling the footage. However, the job of an editor isn’t simply to mechanically put pieces of a film together, cut off film slates, or edit dialogue scenes. A film editor must creatively work with the layers of images, story, dialogue, music, pacing, as well as the actors' performances to effectively "redirect" and even rewrite the film to craft a cohesive whole. Editors usually play a dynamic role in the making of a film.
With the advent of digital editing, film editors and their assistants have become responsible for many areas of filmmaking that used to be the responsibility of others. For instance, in past years, picture editors dealt only with just that -- picture. Sound, music, and (more recently) visual effects editors dealt with the practicalities of other aspects of the editing process, usually under the direction of the picture editor and director. However, digital systems have increasingly put these responsibilities on the picture editor. It is common, especially on lower budget films, for the assistant editors or even the editor to cut in music, mock up visual effects, and add sound effects or other sound replacements. These temporary elements are usually replaced with more refined final elements by the sound, music, and visual effects teams hired to complete the picture.
Film editing is an art that can be used in diverse ways. It can create sensually provocative montages; become a laboratory for experimental cinema; bring out the emotional truth in an actor's performance; create a point of view on otherwise obtuse events; guide the telling and pace of a story; create an illusion of danger where there is none; and even create a vital subconscious emotional connection to the viewer, among many other possibilities.
Chris Dickens
Chris Dickens is a British film and television editor with more than 25 film credits. His work on Slumdog Millionaire (2008), directed by Danny Boyle, won the Academy Award for Film Editing, BAFTA Award for Best Editing, and the American Cinema Editors Award for Best Edited Feature Film (Dramatic).
Dickens graduated from the Bournemouth Film School in 1990. He worked in television for a number of years, including a stint with the director Edgar Wright on the television series Spaced. Dickens subsequently edited Wright's first feature film, Shaun of the Dead (2004). He worked again with Wright on Hot Fuzz (2007).
Dickens graduated from the Bournemouth Film School in 1990. He worked in television for a number of years, including a stint with the director Edgar Wright on the television series Spaced. Dickens subsequently edited Wright's first feature film, Shaun of the Dead (2004). He worked again with Wright on Hot Fuzz (2007).
Friday, 19 June 2009
Sweet Sixteen
Sweet Sixteen is a 2002 film by director Ken Loach. The film tells the story of a working class Scottish teenage boy, Liam (played by Martin Compston), a typical 'ned', who dreams of starting afresh with his mother who is completing a prison term. Liam's attempts to raise money for the two of them are set against the backdrop of Greenock and Port Glasgow.
Gary McCormack
Music by
George Fenton
Cinematography
Barrie Ackroyd
Editing by
Jonathan Morris
Release date- 4 October 2002 (UK)
Running time - 106 min.
Country-ScotlandGermanySpain
Language-English
Music by
George Fenton
Cinematography
Barrie Ackroyd
Editing by
Jonathan Morris
Release date- 4 October 2002 (UK)
Running time - 106 min.
Country-ScotlandGermanySpain
Language-English
Thursday, 18 June 2009
How Editing is Used in Low Budget British Films
In my proposed area a which i am going to look the editing within the low budget british film industries. I am going to Focus on Films such as "Sweet Sixteen", "Poor Cow" and many more films. I will also be looking into famous editors such as Roy Watts and Jonathan Morris.
Roy Watts (Editor)
1999 Beowulf
1993 The Ice Runner
1989 Dinner at Eight
1989 The Iron Triangle
1987 He's My Girl
1987 Lady Beware
1986 P.O.W.: The Escape
1986 They Still Call Me Bruce
1985 Where Are the Children?
1984 Angel Producer
1984 Hambone and Hillie Director
1983 Deadly Force
1983 Triumphs of a Man Called Horse
1982 The Beastmaster
1982 Vice Squad
1981 Genocide
1977 Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger
1974 It's Not the Size That Counts
1974 Moments
1973 The Golden Voyage of Sinbad
1971 Family Life
1971 Percy
1971 Quest for Love
1970 All the Way Up
1970 Kes
1970 The Executioner
1968 Poor Cow
1993 The Ice Runner
1989 Dinner at Eight
1989 The Iron Triangle
1987 He's My Girl
1987 Lady Beware
1986 P.O.W.: The Escape
1986 They Still Call Me Bruce
1985 Where Are the Children?
1984 Angel Producer
1984 Hambone and Hillie Director
1983 Deadly Force
1983 Triumphs of a Man Called Horse
1982 The Beastmaster
1982 Vice Squad
1981 Genocide
1977 Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger
1974 It's Not the Size That Counts
1974 Moments
1973 The Golden Voyage of Sinbad
1971 Family Life
1971 Percy
1971 Quest for Love
1970 All the Way Up
1970 Kes
1970 The Executioner
1968 Poor Cow
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