Skills Audit: Editing

The editing process of any film is extremely important - especially a thriller film. The quick editing pace in thrillers is important in creating suspense and keeping the audience engaged.

When editing, we were given the advice to bring the clip in at the last possible moment, and cut the clip at the first possible moment. This is to make sure sure that the audience only sees the important parts of the plot.

To cut down the clips that we have filmed, we used the 'razor cut' tool. This helped us to make the most accurate cut possible and is made at the exact point that we want to cut the clip. This makes the whole sequence flow together cleanly and makes the editing pace quicker. This ensures that the audience only sees the important parts of the plot.

This screen grab shows us applying an effect to the clip. We applied a glowing effect to this point of view shot, as we wanted to emphasise that this is what someone is seeing. By changing the glow and combining this shot with a heavy breathing sound clip, the audience gets the impression that the character is panicking. This helps the audience to empathise with the character. This creates more suspense, as the audience actually feels what the character feels.