A01BCinematography - Editing

Sundeep Singh

WS

This is a WS of the car driving up the road, this scene is affective as it establishes the setting and we as the audience instantly know about the type of environment it has been filmed in. This driving away sense shows time compression, the car driving away from us makes the scene much quicker in the edit.

Point of view CU shot

In this scene there is a conversation in the car that features this point of view shot that is displayed to show the mood and expression on Sarah's face. This scene is only a couple of seconds this is because it displays realism.

Point of view shot CU

This scene is a CU point of view shot that shows two characters and how they are feeling in general . This scene explores the relationship between the mother and daughter through this everyday conversation .

Side View CU

This scene is very quick and disparate as it shows how others are feeling in the car and this conveys a different message regarding mood. This shot shows the mood at the end of the conversation and how the mood has changed.

Over the shoulder Shot Shot reverse shot

This scene is a wide Over the shoulder shows the audience how each character is feeling in time, this scene comes across to be very quick due to the fact that its not very important. This shot is important as it shows the bond between mother and daughter. This shot has been reversed that makes the whole sense more immersive. Shot reverse shot cutting, is normally used for conversation and speaking.

Point of view shot Medium Framed two shot

This scene is very effective as it shows the expressions of the two characters and how theyfeel , that sense of misery . The audience start to see the tension between theses two characters and makes this experience on screen more immersive when building anxiety.

Slow cut editing

This scene is important as it shows the van coming in towards the characters and this creates the sense of sudden urgency and makes the audience feel like they are in the scene together. The editing delivers a very clear message that together on screen makes the whole scene more supreme and dominant over other shots.

Fast Cut CU This is a CU of the crash that show the accident and what has happened, this scene is a very quick paced shot that is edited in this way to show the after mass of the incident.

Tracking shot This shot shows the rods that are very immersive when they enter the windscreen. This has been edited to add the CGI and this has made the rods more transparent and consequently this is a very fast paced scene

CGI (Computer generated Images)CU shot Prosthetic effect

CGI is used in this close up of the head rest to show the suspense and damage that the rods have caused the CGC makes the scene more realistic and professional together with the pace of this scene. CGC blood is used to create realism and the sense of sudden death in this car crash. The Descent has features continuity errors that have been used, this doesn't’t effect the way in which the audience sees each scene In real time.

Slow drift away

This very slow drift away from the crash using a crane shot conveys a message that the accident has happened and we can’t go back. A range of close ups are used to deliver the bigger picture. This allows the audience to build the picture. Lighting is very effective as it shows the scene in daylight.The pace of the scene has slowed down dramatically and at the end it fades to black which shows the progression of time.

Transitions At the end of the clip the accident scene is faded to black this conveys to the audience that there is danger present and foreshadows what is yet to come next together with death.Transitions are also used to show the gradual time through each shot and how it changes. This entire scene has a fast pace through fast cut editing, transitions are used to end the message and making our imagination linger on. Fade in transitions are used to give a message of sudden progression through scenes. Transitions are used to move from one scene on to the next and the length of theses transitions are extremely quick this adds to the overall mood and often theses are used.

Fast cut editing

• The clip is edited in a fast cut manner to show the key scenes, this has been emphasised deliberately to create more effecting. The clip gradually comes to a steady pace which is very natural after the wide and close up shots, this implies a sense of action. The first part of the scene is about the sense of mortality and everyday conversation in the car but by the end of the first scene it drastically changes the mood and onscreen presence of the characters and camera cinematography that has been used. The second half of the scene forces the sense of tension which leads to death in the accident.

Creating meaning for the audienceStory Flow

• Editing in the Descent is very important as together with the camera work it creates that sense of despair and horror , each scene is edited in a way that explores characterisation.

• Editing is also important as in the scene it delivers the pace of the subject and how they move.