Planning Editing Styles - Miss Georgiou

Editing is important within a thriller film because without editing the film would have a completely different affect on the audience.  It is crucial to have editing within a thriller as it will have the ability to attract the audience, and engage the audience and also will help include the qualities within a thriller film of shock, suspense and surprised.

One type of editing style that we are using is a straight cut. We are using this specific editing style because it helps establish  a new location.  Our thriller will probably include about three different locations and the straight cut editing style will help let the audience know that there has been a change of location and let them know where the action will be taking place.  The effect this editing style is to indicate to the audience that there is a change of location, where the action will be taking place.  A straight cut will happen right after the car scene  driving on the road, in Repton where the victim is driving into the car park and then another straight cut will show the car driving into the car park and the next straight cut will happen when the victim starts running in the forest. The straight cut is conventional to the thriller genre as it helps indicate changes in location.  This follows the codes and conventions of the thriller genre as it establishes the scene.

We plan to also include other editing styles such slow and fast editing in our opening sequence because the fast editing will help influence the idea of urgency and engage the audience into the opening sequence. Fast editing may take place in the chase scene. We also plan to use slow editing as this is a big quality in a thriller film to add the element of suspense for the audience. The effect of fast editing is that it helps make the audience more engaged with what they are watching as it fast paced.  The effect of slow editing is that is able to create suspense and it also helps make the audience more engaged with what they are watching.  The slow editing will take place when the victim is just walking to her apartment from the car park.  Once the victim realises the killer and starts running is where the editing will pick up the pace. This is conventional to the thriller genre because it also helps create the elements of shock and suspense.

Another type of editing, we plan to use is timing of shots as this will also help create the element of shock as suspense, if the editing is slow at one point and then something happens such as something which helps to shock the audience which therefore trigger to make the editing faster.  Timing of shots will help create the effect of shock and suspense. The effect of timing of shots is that it makes the audience feel more engaged with the film, so it will not be tedious for them to watch. This is conventional to the thriller genre because the majority of films use this to create the element of suspense.

These editing styles would appeal to our audience as it would make them feel more engaged into the film, therefore making them keep watching the film.