Editing

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsOaTEouwpA


The piece I chose is all stop motion. So right off the bat the editor needs to decide how many frames he wants to keep, per still. Maybe he’ll put a dissolve in between each frame or a frame of black. Maybe he’ll give some shoots a ramp effect and give them less frames. The editor’s job becomes much bigger then just the cuts within the scenes. The editing in this piece is very well done, all the cuts are pulling the viewer to the final outcome. Is there a “right” place to cut or not to cut? Are the cuts seamless or obvious? In my opinion a cut is either a good cut or a bad cut. You never know what the editor had to work with. I like how the piece cuts between all different coins perspectives. The sound effects really make the piece believable, and entertaining. The movement of the coins organizes the shots, the composition in the shots are all close shots except for a few far shots. Overall the cuts are very smooth and it’s because of the movement of the coins. When you watch the piece without audio you can really see how the movement of the coins influences the cuts. What determines the order of the shots is what’s going to bring the piece closer to the ending and what feels right. But editing is also never just an order, it’s the process of elimination so you try a lot of things and eventually it will just feel right. My favorite shot in the piece starts are 36 seconds.