Editing Conventions
Short and long takes
This clip shows fast paced action in the fighting. The suspense builds up as Kick Ass angers the drug dealers, which initiates a fight between them. The takes between the fighting are extremely short, connoting to the speed and pace of the fight. This engages the audience to focus on watching, as many things happen in the short cuts between the scenes. If the takes of the fighting scene were to be long, then this would take away the fast pace and dynamic feeling of the scene, which would disappoint the target audience.
In contrast, this scene from meantime has long takes. This is shown most obvious, in the scene of the washing machine breaking down. The take lasted nearly 2 minutes, which is a really long take in comparison to a Hollywood movie such as Kickass, where takes sometimes lasted up to 2-3 seconds. This scene connotes to the dysfunctional families' boring and mundane life; a scene showing the washing machine breaking down is not appealing in any sense or form. This is emphasized when the rest of the family members goes to find out what is wrong and happening with the washing machine, connoting to the theory that family maybe to always have nothing interesting to do with their lives.
Advanced and simple/minimal editing
This scene from the Avengers depict the advanced and complex editing you usually see in Hollywood blockbuster films. For example straight away, all of the crushed debris and even the fire have to look perfectly realistic, in order to continue engaging the audience. Furthermore, the transitions that happen when the huge monster comes to attack, prompts more advanced editing; the fighters shown are getting ready to fight back. Hulk in particular shows us his transformation, so the editing of his color, size, and voice for example needed to be in great synchronization.
This scene from This is England has very minimal editing in it, even though the scene is intense and bold. It shows Combo and the young boy being very racist and offensive to the Asian cashier. The only editing you can say that is in the scene, is the cuts from one shot to another
that allow the match on action to flow continuously, even though that is in every single movie. The reason why British Social Realism movies have considerably less editing then Hollywood movies, is due to the fact that it adds realism and purpose to the movie. In other words, you wouldn't want or have the sort of editing in the Avengers implemented in This is England.
CGI/Effects
The Cowboy and aliens movie has many CGI (Computer-generated imagery) effects in it. This clip shows an example of some of the CGI effects being used, around the spaceship. These CGI effects allow the audience to feel as if the spaceship and the aliens in this movie are coming from another world and puts into debate whether they exist or not. The audience will feel entertained because they will want to know what the aliens and spaceships are going to do, and what sounds they make. If CGI effects weren't put in place and replaced with ordinary effects, then the audience will feel disappointed and confused because it isn't as engaging and unique.
British Social Realism movies have almost or no CGI effects in their films. This is simply because they do not need to have them in their movies; BSR movies mostly show the daily lives and themes of ordinary people. They do not require major visual/CGI effects in their movies because this takes away the sense of "realism" and adds a sense of false meaning.
Advanced and simple/minimal editing
This scene from the Avengers depict the advanced and complex editing you usually see in Hollywood blockbuster films. For example straight away, all of the crushed debris and even the fire have to look perfectly realistic, in order to continue engaging the audience. Furthermore, the transitions that happen when the huge monster comes to attack, prompts more advanced editing; the fighters shown are getting ready to fight back. Hulk in particular shows us his transformation, so the editing of his color, size, and voice for example needed to be in great synchronization.
This scene from This is England has very minimal editing in it, even though the scene is intense and bold. It shows Combo and the young boy being very racist and offensive to the Asian cashier. The only editing you can say that is in the scene, is the cuts from one shot to another
that allow the match on action to flow continuously, even though that is in every single movie. The reason why British Social Realism movies have considerably less editing then Hollywood movies, is due to the fact that it adds realism and purpose to the movie. In other words, you wouldn't want or have the sort of editing in the Avengers implemented in This is England.
CGI/Effects
The Cowboy and aliens movie has many CGI (Computer-generated imagery) effects in it. This clip shows an example of some of the CGI effects being used, around the spaceship. These CGI effects allow the audience to feel as if the spaceship and the aliens in this movie are coming from another world and puts into debate whether they exist or not. The audience will feel entertained because they will want to know what the aliens and spaceships are going to do, and what sounds they make. If CGI effects weren't put in place and replaced with ordinary effects, then the audience will feel disappointed and confused because it isn't as engaging and unique.
British Social Realism movies have almost or no CGI effects in their films. This is simply because they do not need to have them in their movies; BSR movies mostly show the daily lives and themes of ordinary people. They do not require major visual/CGI effects in their movies because this takes away the sense of "realism" and adds a sense of false meaning.
Camera Conventions
Color palate
Man of Steel has a wide range of colors that are affiliated within it. It can range from dark colors in Krypton to the bright red of Superman's cape. The reason why many colors are in Hollywood movies such as Man of Steel is because of engaging the audience with a diversity of colors; people would be frustrated if all they saw were dry, mundane colors in a superhero movie. The colors are also iconic to different characters. For example Superman wears red and blue, whilst Zod is mainly seen wearing black or brown.
Kes is shown to be an emotional and dark movie about a young boy's life and a kestrel. The colors in Kes are really dull and unattractive, partly due to the lack of technology being able to enhance the visuals that are shown. Another reason is because, the creators of Kes wants the audience to primarily focus on the life and feelings of Billy and not the surroundings of him. This lets certain people being able to sympathize with Billy, as they get to know the sad life he is currently living - being bullied at home and at school.
Kes is shown to be an emotional and dark movie about a young boy's life and a kestrel. The colors in Kes are really dull and unattractive, partly due to the lack of technology being able to enhance the visuals that are shown. Another reason is because, the creators of Kes wants the audience to primarily focus on the life and feelings of Billy and not the surroundings of him. This lets certain people being able to sympathize with Billy, as they get to know the sad life he is currently living - being bullied at home and at school.
Medium/Close ups of main characters
Both BSR and Hollywood movies have medium and close up shots of their respective main characters. They do this in order to tell the audience who they should be focusing their eyes on throughout the movie. These shots will be able to help the audience, identify the feelings and emotions that they are going through, as a way of empathising or/and sympathising to them.
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