Research into Editing - Miss Georgiou

Introduction:
Editing is key in a thriller sequence as it can create different effects and can leave a different on the audience which is effective; when editing it allows the audience to experience different view points of both the characters and the setting. Editing creates different moods and can create an enigma through the editing, for example if a shot reverse shot was used it would show two characters in a scene together, which would create suspense as your seeing reactions from both characters in the scene; which can create an enigma.

For my research into editing I'm analysing the clip The Cabin In the Woods, the clip is when there standing in the lift and all the demons/nightmares. That stare and torture with their minds mentally, it makes them go into distress reacting out violently towards the demons/nightmares on the other side of the lift. Within this essay of research into editing the film had made this clip have effect by using particular editing terminology.

The first editing technique is when the werewolf comes out of no where growling at them both, the camera goes straight to their faces which is called a reaction shot. This reaction shot shows the audience how terrified they are, the girl puts up her arms infront of her face as a protection as she is in complete fear, the boy has pierced eyes staring at the werewolf. They both go backwards as an instant rection. This reaction shot would show the audience that their scared for there lives as they don't want to die and it's looking very likely that they will. The reaction shot is to make the audience feel sympathy towards them both as their in a tight small space with no where they could escape to.

In the clip a shot reverse shot is used when they nightmares/demons begin coming up to the see through lift, the camera focuses on the man with the things in his head to the girl and the boy which is also a deep focus as you can see her and partially him. Even though the man with the metal in his head isn't talking to her, it's like he's saying something through his eyes cause he's staring at her and she's understanding what he's trying to say which is why this shot reverse shot is necessary in this part of the clip, because it helps the audience understand more of what is actually going on. Moreover it builds up tension as it's showing different point of views for the characters which will also draw the audience into the clip. The whole idea of the shot reverse shot is to show the audience also what could potentially happen later on in the film.

Slow editing is used when the ballerina girl is slowly turning around to reveal her identity, which is when two different shots are juxtaposed together to create an effect, this is exactly what this part of the clip is doing as two shots are being combined to create an effect on the audience. The audience can see that when the little ballerina is turning around slowly it's trying to create suspension and shock as to who the little ballerina could be or what she's trying to hide, such as her scary face. Slow editing is all about trying to create suspense which is what the little ballerina part is doing. When the man is waiting for the little ballerina to turn around his face is in complete fear which shows the audience that he's scared and makes the audience feel more engaged as to what could possibly happen next.

Lastly the shot which is used is a linking shot, this happens when the camera zooms out on all of the blocks in which the demons/characters are in to show the audience what the two characters are going to be witnessing. It creates a massive fear factor on the audience as your put in their shoes and begin wondering how they could manage to get out of the lift to avoid all of the fear, but is looking impossible to do such a thing. The linking shot is showing the audience what is happening in the scene completely with the help of a zoom-out effect to take the attention away from just one of the blocks(lift).

Overall this research has helped me with further planning's on my sequences as it makes it easier to understand what sort of edits are most popular in a thriller convention and what the audience would like to see in a thriller. This research has also made it clearer as to what editing terminology I'm going to include in my sequence. I would be including slow editing as it builds up tension and creates suspense.