The use of editing within film can be used to show speed, pace and action to show the movements within the scene more effectively. Editing can also be used to portray some types of emotion of the actors within the scene. Within the film industry there are two main types of editing that are used dominantly throughout the film industry: slow-paced editing and fast-paced editing.
Slow-paced editing
Slow-paced editing often consists of shots that are 5 or more seconds long and these shots can be used to create tension or intimacy between characters and their surroundings. They can also be used to further show the emotions that the character is currently having.
Jurassic Park
Jurassic Park
In this clip from Jurassic Park, the use of slow-paced editing is used to create a dramatic and astonishing atmosphere for the audience which reflects the emotions of the characters within the scene. The scene shows the first time that the main characters have seen the dinosaurs within the park itself. The use of slow-paced editing gradually reveals the sight of the dinosaurs and to portray the emotions that the characters are feeling during this scene. The use of slow-paced editing also emphasises the size of the dinosaurs compared to the humans in the clip - the way the camera has to tilt up to capture the top of the dinosaurs and the slow-paced editing used to show the gradual full appearance create a mouth-open-in-disbelief atmosphere.
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