Editing!

Editing is a process whereby sources or materials are arranged to produce a particular affect towards the audience. There are different types of editing involved in title sequences and each produces a completely different effect. Examples of these types of editing are listed below:

• TAKE
• SEQUENCE
• CUT
• JUMP CUT
• FADE
• WIPE
• DISSOLVE
• SUPERIMPOSE
• MONTAGE
• INVISIBLE EDITING/CONTINUITY EDITING
• MOTIVATED EDITING
• LONG TAKE
• SLOW MOTION
• SHOT-REVERSE-SHOT
• DUBBING
• EYELINE MATCH
• MATCH ON ACTION

Each and every type of edit used has a particular effect and purpose which is always taken in to consideration when used. Within my title sequence, I must be clear with what type of editing i use in order for my title sequence to convey itself to the audience. With my title sequence genre being thriller, the edits that I may have to really consider using would be the likes of a long take which is used to establish the setting and environment present. The edit types such as shot-reverse-shot and match on action i believe are normally found quite regularly in action movies and so by featuring a lot of this, the audience may well believe that my title sequence genre is 'action' and not actually 'thriller' causing a risk in how successful my title sequence is perceived to be.