Why We Edit

• Interest/engage the viewer
• Take out the bits we don’t want
• Select the footage we want
• Add post production effects + music
• Add emotion
• Change the order of the clips
• Make it more snappy
• Change around angles and scenes
• TELL A STORY-
  • Drama, Murder mystery – follow the killer perspective, different points of view - follow the suspects or police, FLASHBACKS fill in plot, keep the audience guessing – fool the audience, hiding details, withholding information, showing false information
  • music video (sometimes), Pace –speed up or slow down action
  • football match – highlights, tell story in a short way, best bits so people don’t get bored, montage, PACE; inline editing – LIVE, make as exciting as possible, FOLLOW THE ACTION,
  • documentary, follow perspective, follow the action, flashback/re-enactment, hold back info for later, withhold to simplify facts for viewers – maybe young audience, government withhold info, BIAS!