THE CUTTING EDGE: the magic of movie editing (pt2)

Part 2

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• editing
• film
• filmmaking

[infamous495]

i like how the matrix example is actually messed up. His right shoulder in the first shot already passes the middle of the window and than in the next shot the right shoulder is lagging behind a few frames. 1:59

[russ3001]

the special edition of "bullitt" (steve mcqueen)

has got this documentary on the special features, any editor needs to see it!

[nights312312]

@infamous495 no, its not messed up. this is how its done, if the second shot lags a little bit it gives more weight to the shot. the continuity problem is not a problem. many filmmaker uses this trick for all sort of stuff...

[DidjitalVibrations]

@infamous495 Actually, it isn´t wrong. If you make the cut in the exact place, it wound´t work as well as it is in the example. You should try it. But in editing it´s how it works: sometime you have to make a short flashback to make a smooth move. You should read "Praxis of cinema" by Noel Burch. He explains it much better than I.

[ucheucheuche]

All you need to do in editing is convince the audience the 1st time. :)

[ucheucheuche]

1:59 It's interesting how the Matrix example is spot-on yet looks off: An initial glance looks like the 2nd shot lags behind the 1st. Yet in the 1st shot, Morpheus is about to look towards the camera, and in the 2nd shot he is looking over-right of the camera. So, taking into account that these 2 shots are from different camera angles (with the 2nd shot taken at a more acute angle to the window than the 1st shot), Morpheus's turn is in fact cut very well.

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[ElTuco84]

02:14 Sally Menke R.I.P.

[oribali1]

@infamous495 This is because it's more like an actual turn around.. See freddiew's video! (beach justice editing ,or sg like this...)

[infamous495]

@ituber09 i agree, i'm just saying that its funny how the example of seamless editing isn't seamless. Nothing wrong with hows its cut, i just think its not the best example for matching action :P

[ituber09]

@infamous495 actually that i guess was intentional. it creates a certain lag and a certain amount of repitition which creates an effect in those shots. it makes us give more importance to the morpheus character by telling us to sort of "look again" and also by lengthening the action. just my inference. even though there are a lot of mistakes in the matrix films, i dont think that would count.

[pglee]

RIP Sally Menke 2:09