People are getting a bit worried about this area. Do not pre-occupy yourself looking for complicated editing techniques - the likely hood is that the extract will use very simple cuts, etc. Instead, consider the following:
You must look to see how the following are manipulated:
- Pace
- Manipulation of time
- Perspective/point of view
- Control of narrative
Also consider the hierarchy between the characters. Who is the main focus of the sequence? You can work this out by looking at:
- Relative screen time
- Number of MCU or CU shots
- Eyeline shots
- Reaction shots
- Control of shot/reverse shot
- Motivated cutting
Make sure you use the term "cut" or "cutting" in a sentence when explaining the transition between shots rather than any other terms. For example:
"We have a series of quick cuts between the protagonist, James, shot in Close Up and the women that surround him, that in contrast are framed in Medium Close Up."
which is better than:
"We flick between James and the woman that surround him who are in Medium Shots."
"We jump to different shots of James and the girls next to him."
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