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Editing in Television Drama
List as many
transitions as they
can think of that
would be used in a TV drama
Editing in a TV drama
We are going to watch the first 15 minutes of Sex Traffic (2004)
A powerful two-part drama about two young Moldovan sisters kidnapped and trafficked through Europe to the dark side of London, betrayed by pimps and police, and fighting for their lives.
Watch now on 4oD
Fill in the table below when watching the first 15 minutes of Sex Traffic. Transition Seen in Sex Traffic
Why the transition was used in this drama
Crosscutting For the change of scene, showing the different characters, as well as the perspective of the person whose eyes we are seeing from and the time differences as it shows different time periods
Reverse Shot When they are following a character and throughout most of the conversations
Hand held shot To show the perspective of a character through their eyes.
Cut ins Showing a significant part to the audience in detail
Cut away Showing something which is not actually the subject that is in question
Extreme Long Shot To set the scene
Medium shot To show the décor and setting of the next shot
Editing
List the all of the editing
devices that you can think
of
Cutting/Cross Cutting
Cutting – The simple change from one shot/scene to another
Cross Cutting - Editing that alternates shots of two or more lines of action occurring in different places, usually simultaneously. The two actions are therefore linked, associating the characters from both lines of action.
Shot Reverse-Shot
We have studied this before for your preliminary task.
This is used in conversation to move from one character to another and back again.
Match on Action
Again we have studied this before This is where the camera shoots one
continuous piece of action and the edit switches from one perspective to another.
Eye line Match A cut obeying the axis of action principle, in which the first shot shows a person off in one direction and the second shows a nearby space containing what he or she sees. If the person looks left, the following shot should imply that the looker is offscreen right. See the example below -
First we see her looking... then we see what she looks at. As her interest grows, the eyeline match (that is the connection between looker and looked) is stressed with matching close-ups of her face and Icarus's falling into the ocean in the painting. Again, this implies that she is looking directly at Icarus's body.
Example
First we see her looking... then we see what she
looks at.
As her interest grows, the eyeline match (that is the
connection between looker and looked) is
stressed with matching close-ups of her face and the section of the painting
she is interested in
Pace
With pace you are looking for how long or short the time between each edit is. If we are watching a car chase we would
expect the time to be short between each edit.
A emotional drama may have much longer between each of its cuts
You can also think about rhythem. Have the edits been timed to key moments or the beat of the piece of music behind the scene?
Task
Watch this clip and analyse how the editing techniques have been used in the clip.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKkBzbdiqV0
Record examples for each of the techniques using the table on the next slide.
Editing DeviceExample from 24 interrogation scene
Function of the editing devise
Cutting /Cross Cutting Watching Jack and Nina through the moniters
Shows the change of location and the characters
Shot Reverse-Shot Nina looks at Jack as he enters the room
Showed within perspective of the character
Match on Action Jack pushes Nina up against the wall
This is showin the characters movement within the setting
Eyeline Match Jack gets into Ninas face after throwing the table.
Shows the emotion and relationship between the two characters - Tension
Pace Pace quickens leaving the atmosphere appear to be hostile after being calm
Shows the situation change very quickly
In groups fill in the last column
of the table evaluating the function of the
editing devices.
Homework
Answer the following question: Does the use of editing in TV Dramas
construct the meaning about relationships between characters.
Post your response on your blog along with this PowerPoint when it is filled in.