Editing Day #2

Now that we had all of our best shots in editing, we needed to start cutting pieces together. We want to just cut the footage rather than worrying about the sound because we would be spending way to long on perfect the timing. Once the sequence has been edited, we could then go back and listen to the sound and rearrange the audio.  

So that we didn't waste time going back and forward between different scenes, we simply chose James's scene when he takes the briefcase. This meant that we could focus on one scene and make it our target to complete the scene within that lesson.

It proved to be harder than we thought because of the angles we used to shoot the scene. When James goes to take the briefcase, he grabs hit slowly with his hand and drags it across the van floor. We had some interesting shots for this moment, however they were from awkward angles and so they didn't quite cut well together. 

Due to this issue, we were becoming increasingly frustrated with that scene and therefore we moved on to the first scene. This scene is very long and tricky because of the fast paced tempo. This scene needs a lot of changes between shot angles so that we get close ups of each character. 

We also came up with the idea of adding in small split-second shots of random moments in the scene because it keeps the tempo high. The audiences brain don't work that quickly and when seeing a quick shot flash across the screen, they become confused and it messes with their head. This all comes together to create a high-tempo scene where the audience doesn't get a single second to rest from the action. 

An example of this technique can be seen from the film Saving Private Ryan:

https://youtu.be/82RTzi5Vt7w