(VII) Task Seven: Engaging the Viewers/Creating Pace

Creating Pace

Creating Pace is when editing is used to speed up or slow down a film. The pace of an edit can alter the way the audiences views the film. For example action films are usually fast paced, this is done editing shots so they are short and then quickly cut to another shot. Drama films normally use slower shots, this is to allow the audience to see and understand a scene, and to understand the character. This is done by having longer shots in a scene.

There are some techniques used to create a pace and they are:

Speed of Editing, Speed of Editing - Creating Pace, Cross Cutting, Developing Drama and Cutaway.

Speed of Editing

In a film each scene may last a matter of seconds, or it could continue for minutes but the length of each sequence establishes the pace of the film moving the action along. The speed of editing will help determine the mood of what is taking place on screen.

Speed of Editing - Creating Pace

If the audience is to feel anxiety and suspense the editing will be quick - the scenes/shots changing frequently. For example, in an action sequence. If a relaxed mood is desired, the scenes last longer and chance less frequently. For example, in a romantic comedy. Nevertheless, a film doesn't need to have any editing. The film, Russian Ark was filmed in an take using a Steadicam and a digital camera. A trailer for a film needs to pack in detail from throughout the film. Therefore, the editing will be very fast.

Cross Cutting

To cross cut is to edit together two sequences that the audience need to know are connected in some way. Something is happening at the same time in different location. A character reliving a memory. 

Developing Drama

Cross cutting can be used to very effectively develop a sense of drama.

Cutaway

A cutaway is used to reveal details to the audience without detracting from the narrative or the action.

With this video that we made, we used the six editing process into our video to make the creating pace effect to the point where it can be called the creating pace video. Here in the film, we have different scenes to show that this character is moving from different places and appearances and disappearance of the other characters in the film. We combined the scenes to form a video that shows the scenes of the films. Once we did that is done, then add in music to make the film more interesting in the scenes of the film and we completed it by calling the "Creating Pace" on Youtube.

That is Engaging the Viewers/ Creating Pace done.