The first example of an editing technique that we will adopt into our sequence is the timing of shots. The timing of shots will be quick after the victim or Cathryn has been hit by the antagonist. This creates the effect that the scene is dysfunctional and this then relates to characters on screen as both are dysfunctional as one of them is panicking and the other isn't mentally stable. The audience then understand the character is panicking for good reason, and so they build a relationship with her character as they feel sorry for her in the situation she has found herself in.
The next example of editing we want to include is a fade at the end of the opening sequence when the victim is taken away by the antagonist and is being dragged through the forest. The fade would portray the end of the sequence but would leave it ambiguous enough so that the audience keep watching as they are intrigued to find out where the victim is now. This is conventional to a thriller films opening sequence as they always leave some parts of the story a mystery for the audience. The audience can relate more to Cathryn as they also don't know where she is, almost as if they are suffering the same fate with her.
Slow editing will be used at the start of the opening sequence when it all the friends walking through the forest. This is conventional to an opening scene in a thriller as they always start calm so that it builds contrast later on in the same scene. The audience can relate to this as they are there with the characters from the beginning and are there at the end, so this emphasizes that they have built a relationship with the characters to the point where they feel as if they are on screen with them.
The next example of editing we want to include is a fade at the end of the opening sequence when the victim is taken away by the antagonist and is being dragged through the forest. The fade would portray the end of the sequence but would leave it ambiguous enough so that the audience keep watching as they are intrigued to find out where the victim is now. This is conventional to a thriller films opening sequence as they always leave some parts of the story a mystery for the audience. The audience can relate more to Cathryn as they also don't know where she is, almost as if they are suffering the same fate with her.
Slow editing will be used at the start of the opening sequence when it all the friends walking through the forest. This is conventional to an opening scene in a thriller as they always start calm so that it builds contrast later on in the same scene. The audience can relate to this as they are there with the characters from the beginning and are there at the end, so this emphasizes that they have built a relationship with the characters to the point where they feel as if they are on screen with them.
This post demonstrates some planning techniques and this is because you have not fully explored the editing styles that you would like to include within your production and why you have selected to use certain effects.
ReplyDeleteTo develop your planning further you need to consider the conventions of a thriller in more detail and the effect that you wish to create. You also need to explore the relationship between your audience in more detail and the emotions that will be created, through the editing styles that you have selected to write about. This will enable your planning to be more detailed.