Week 6: Editing Techniques

 




The first editing technique was contrast. The first shot is of me and Loren fighting in the hallway, then it cuts to a shot of me and Loren talking and being friends again. The next editing technique is parallelism. The first shot zooms in to the water in a cooler and then fades to the water of the pool. These two scenes are connected by their focus on water. The next editing technique is symbolism. For this technique, we cut from me drawing the math symbol pi to an actual pie from the grocery store. Even though these two things do not mean the same thing, they are pronounced the same way and are sometimes joked as connecting to each other. The next editing technique is simultaneity. For this one, it cuts back and forth between me studying hard and Loren asleep with her books open. It shows that both me and Loren were supposed to be studying at the same time, but I was working hard while she was asleep. The last editing technique is Leit Motiff. For this shot, I filmed from the point of view of someone riding in a car. The background song is Cruise and matched what is going on in the shot.  

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