Editing

Although the rest of the production process is also extremely important, the editing stage is vital, as without it, you would just have a load of separate clips, and would not have a proper, structured and flowing film sequence. I the editing process, all of the footage that has been recorded is sorted through and the most suitable clips are selected to make it to the final cut. These are then pieced together much like a puzzle, and then edited to ensure that they flow together swiftly and create the right mood etc. for the film. 

Slumdog millionaire: 
We were shown the following clip from the film "Slumdog Millionaire". 
We were then asked to watch it again, considering the following the question:

"How does the Editor create a sense of Chaos that is occuring in the Riot?"

In our group, we decided that the ways in which the editor achieved the chatioc atmoshpere in the clip by the following:

The Transitions:

• By using quick and choppy transitions, the editor creates a sense of confusion, which adds to the chaotic atmosphere that he is trying to achieve.
• By showing the audiene lots of different quick flashes of what is going on, you are showing the full impact of what is occuring, rather that just part of it, which shows the extremity of the situation.
• Due to the fast transitions, the filmatic time is shrunk, and so the action seems as though it is sped up.

The use of Flashbacks/forwards:

• There are three different narratives in this clip: The actual riot, which is a flashback. When he is in the police custody, being questioned. When he is on the gameshow, and is having the flashbacks to fetch the answers to the questions.
• The use of the different narratives creates a sense of chaos, as there is a huge contrast between the scenes in which the riot is happening, and the other two. In the riot scenes, time is shrunk, making it all appear to happen very quickly; whereas in the police interview scene, time is expanded, to make it seem as if time is going by very slowly,and on the gameshow, it is shown in real time. 
• The contrast between the three time frames results in the riot scenes looking extreme next to the other two, and so creates a sense of chaos.

Different effects:
At some points in the clip, the editor uses different editing effects. Some of these include:

Slow motion:

• The editor slows down the action in some of the clips. This creates the impression that the two young boys, whom are the protagonists of the scene, are extremely shocked, and so cannot take everything in.
• It aso makes it easier for the audience to take in all that is happening, for exampe, the part where there is a man being set on fire is in slow motion. This creates a sense of chaos, as it give the audience the chance to proccess the information that they are being shown, and so they can whitness the chaos and extremity of everything.

"Shimmery" effect:

• The gentle "shimmery" movement of the camra was added in post-production and editing, and, we believe, has been used to draw attention to the subject; the Blue God Rama. This is because the god is symbolic of courage and bravery, wich could be interpretde as what the two boys need. It is also drawing attention to the God, as the question that he is being asked is in relation to the God.

All in all, the way in which the editor creates chaos is very effective. The use of all of the different effects captures and keeps the audiences attention. But also creating te required and desired effect.