Planning editing styles - Miss Georgiou

Editing styles in our opening sequence

Slow editing 
This is used to slow down the atmosphere of the scene. The timing of the shots will be placed at a longer rate, building up tension within the shots. This creates suspense as there is a longer wait until the next shot is presented. This slows down the overall mood of the thriller opening if there is a longer time period before the shot is changed then this will prolong the audiences anticipation. This will give the audience more time to change the way that they think towards the character if this character is becoming more agitated by what is going to happen to the character then they build a relationship with them as they are able to become more observant to that one particular scene and shot. This is conventional to a thriller as the build of tension creates suspense in the scene and continues to display an anticipating atmosphere, this is what overall gives the audience time to reflect on what is happening or what they think is about to happen within the scene. Slow editing can be used to drag out a scene or get the audience to concentrate more with results in a jump scare or unexpected moment to appear even more shocking then originally would appear if the editing was upbeat and cut to be presented in a very fast way.

Filters

Filters can be used to change type of mood of the scene, for example if the scene was to have a filter on it that darkened the tone and colour it could create a whole new insight into the scene, we may use this during our flashback to build a relationship with the character and audiences this is to show that the audience is able to get a look into what is going on in the characters life and what made him finalize the decisions he made. This is conventional to a thriller as it can firstly make the scene appear more erie  as the audience know they are being shown the characters future but they are unable to know why he got there and why he is committing suicide. It also builds relationships towards the audience because there feelings towards the thriller become more curious making this type of thriller physiological no only to the characters but to the audience as they have to think more deeply into the story line to figure it out compared to predicting it. This is how the use of flashbacks and filters can support the confusing story line.

Reaction shot

A reaction shot is used to portray how someones facial expressions are focused on in this shot. We will use this during the phone call scene when harmony is on the phone to Cameron and he speaks back to her with chilling words. This creates a shocking feeling towards the audience, normally with the use of a close up shot we are able to witness the characters fear on there face or see the anger they portray. In this case Harmony will show confusion and fear as she hears Cameron's chilling voice. In addition to this the reaction shot is normally followed by slow editing which again is to build the anticipation before revealing the reaction shot.