Planning editing styles- Miss Georgiou

Editing styles are important within a thriller as it alows the scenes to flow fully and to be connected in ways that entice and draw in the audience. A particular style can change the transition of a scene and thus have a huge impact so, as a group our planning process for this had to be discussed fully.

The first editing style we have decided to use is timing of shots. This will be used throughout our clip but as a group we highlighted it as to be used mostly at the beginning of the clip and at the end. This is so the audience can view the contrast of when the character is safe (at the beginning) and when the character is in danger (towards the end). This is conventional to a thriller genre as it creates a pase for the film. This pase can mirror how we want/expect our audiences heart rate to be at the beginning; slow and at the end fast passed due to the suspense and excitement. This means that the shots will be slower at the beginning and faster at the end to allow the audience to compare and contrast and therefore make the ending more effective.

The second editing style we have decided to use is a reaction shot. This was inspired to us by other films such as scream, Halloween etc as it allows the audience to see exactly how the characters are feeling. By allowing the audience to see this we create a relationship between audience and character meaning whatever then happens to the character is more important to that audience as they have developed care and sympathy towards them. The reaction shot will be used to show both the focal victims reaction to the killer and the by standing victims reaction to the killer. This alows the audience to see both reactions and to be able to compare and contrast these to create their own picture of how the characters are feeling. This alows the audience a front row view of exactly what emotions and what feelings the characters are undergoing which means as a group we have more chance of having our audience undergo these feelings too alongside them.

The third editing style we have decided to use are jump cuts. This is one of the first editing styles we concluded as a group we would use as it makes the character think about what's going to happen next which creates an interest in the film. A jump cut draws the audience attention to a particular focal point which in our case will be  when the main character is in danger and then it will jump to the main character waking up as if she is safe. This jump will create suspense and shock as the audience will not expect it to happen. The fast pase will increase the  time this happens making it all very quick and free flowing. By using this it is conventional to the thriller genre as the purpose is to thrill and excite which by using a jump cut we can accomplish.

To conclude a selection of editing styles will allow our thriller to flow freely and to obtain a sense of ease. It will appear as if it is all connected so that the it is viewed as a sequence and not a series of shots. Particular shots will allow us to create relationships with the audience which means we have a more effective and more impactable clip.  Therefore, by using the editing styles we have chosen above we will be able to a achieve this and thus a better thriller opening.