Class Notes - March 8
Editing in Film — New Media as Cinema
What is editing?
- It is a language
- It is comprised of codes and structures
- It can be invisible (continuity)
- It can be visible (disjunctive)
Editing is the process that sets film apart as an art form.
- Juxtaposition
- A placing or being placed in nearness or contiguity, or side by side; as, a juxtaposition of words.
Juxtaposition creates meaning and indicates that time has passed or that a change has taken place. In comics, the gutter is the edit.
Editing is the joining of two shots.
Take this word:
tire
Now when a letter is added:
tires
Or a different letter:
tired
The juxtaposition changes the meaning. Adding context changes the meaning too:
“My tire is flat.” or “I tire of you.”
The way we juxtapose the word “tired” changes its meaning:
“I am tired” versus “I am tired of you” versus “I am tired of you telling me what to do”
An example of something that was re-cut over 20 years ago–non-digitally:
Editing is the relationship between shots:
- Graphic
- Rhythmic
- Spatial
- Temporal
The four editing relationships in terms of the word Sky
- Graphic: crimson sky
- Rhythmic: crimson sky at night
- Spatial: vast crimson sky above
- Temporal: the crimson sky morphed into darkness
The physical act of editing:
- Transitions: Cut, Wipe, Dissolve, Fade-in, Fade-Out
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