Editing can build tension and pace by making the shots shorter and more frequent, this give a very fast pace approach.
Crosscutting is when the camera cuts between two different scenes, for example; In ‘The Edge of the World’ the shots keep crossing over to the two men climbing the mountain to build a atmosphere.
Reaction Shots are where you see other characters besides the main characters in the shot reacting to what is going on around them. This could be anything from long shots to close-ups.
Seamless editing is hard to see, you wouldn’t notice it if you was engrossed in the film. Seamless editing doesn’t consist of lots of different graphics just the basics to build tension and the atmosphere, as its more to the story line, for example in the film ‘The Edge of the World’ will the men fall of the cliff or wont they.
A jump cut is a cut when two sequential shots of the same subject are taken from camera positions that vary only slightly as you can see in ‘Food for a Blush’ this is used for humor, and so the audience in on the film making process.
Flashbacks are used to take the audience from one point in time to another. They are commonly used for forming a back-story - a key moment in the characters life which normally shows how they got to where they are now. A Flashback achieve the audience knowing more about the story going n not just what is happening in the present.
Film Editing is used poetically in the film ‘ distant voices steal lives’ there’s a scene where you see a rainfall on some umbrellas then the scene cuts to two women crying, but as the viewer you can work out they are watching a film.
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