Editing Demo Project

An editing demo project, showcasing three different editing techniques I already know.

'The Exchange'

The first editing technique I used for my demo project of ‘The Exchange’ was montage editing. I cut together unrelated shots of the two characters walking in various locations (before they meet), hoping that the audience would create a narrative of their own around it. To assist the audience in creating the narrative, I added sinister music to create a tense atmosphere that would make the audience curious to find out more.

A second editing technique I used was slowing down the footage, to about roughly half the speed of the original. I did this to help create the mysterious, tense atmosphere that I wanted, hoping to intrigue the audience. Another reason I slowed down the footage, was to help give it a smoother finish and to fit with the music, as the music I used was slow and mysterious.  

Finally, I used fade to black to begin and end my piece, to again give it a mysterious feel, and to signify both the beginning and ending of the narrative. I paired this with the title I had made, where I had inverted the video inside the text. The text had a video of smoke playing through it, and I used this to create a tense atmosphere. Using it at the beginning and the end of the edit gave it a cyclical structure, as well as setting the tone for the whole piece.