Unit 9: Learning Outcome: Alternative editing styles - Lesson 4

Aims

To introduce alternative editing styles 

Objectives

All learners will be able to describe alternative editing techniques:  split screen, slow motion, freeze frames, speeded up shots 

Some learners will be able to explain alternative editing techniques  split screen, slow motion, freeze frames, speeded up shots 

Some learners will be able to analyse alternative editing techniques: split screen, , slow motion, freeze frames, speeded up shots in a film clip

Starter Quiz 

Activity 1


How do you think alternative editing differs from continuity editing which is invisible and seamless? 

Go onto the internet and research the following editing techniques:

1.  Define the following alternative editing technique.   Find an example of each of the technique in a film clip and add these to your linot page with the heading Alternative editing techniques. 

 

• Freeze frame 

• Split screen

• Slow motion

• Speeded up shot

Activity 3

Watch the You Tube video https://youtu.be/ejMA-okgm9I?list=PL-AA5rEgu7ySGWfLr_kxA5HlKOf2cLy9 and answer the following questions:

Identify which alternative editing technique used in the scene from the Good Fella's. 

How does this editing technique add meaning to the scene?


Activity 4

Explain how each of the following alternative editing techniques have been used in the film clips you have chosen on your linot page.

• Freeze frame 
• Split screen
• Slow motion
• Speeded up shot

Activity 5

Explain whether you think this type of editing fits under continuity editing. 

Activity 6

Tell me something you have learnt today