Collatral

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Past Student Thrillers

4 - Excellent 
3 - Good
2 -  Basic
1 - Minimal 

The Catalyst

- The opening of the catalyst 

Style of editing

No Country For Old Men (2007)

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Editing

Editing is the way of looking at all footage during a making of a film or TV programmes and placing it in the wanted order and joining it together. 

There are two types of editing:

1)Speed of editing = how long each shot last
2)Style of editing = how each shot is joined to the next

Speed of editing
-The length of each sequence show's the pace of the film and helps move the action along. The speed of editing will help to determine the mood of what is taking place on the screen.
-If the audience is to feel anxiety and suspense then the editing will be really quick, by changing scenes/shots frequently. For example: The Bourne Ultimatum.

-If a relaxed mood is wanted then the scenes last longer and changes less frequently. Examples of this are in romantic comedy. 

In some films no editing is needed. The film Russian Ark had no edits at all. 

Source Code (2011)

Source Code (2011)

93 min  -  Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Director:
 Duncan Jones
Writer:
Ben Ripley
Stars:
Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Monaghan, Vera Farmiga Ben Ripley

Source code is an action thriller, which is centered on a soldier who wakes up in the body of an unknown man. He then discovers he's part of a mission to find and stop the bomber of a Chicago commuter train.

The Source Code trailer was very effective, as it targeted different audiences due to the sci-fi, thriller, mystery and a tiny bit of romance.  There are a lot of editing, which grabs the audience's attention as they know it's going to be a past pacing action film.
From the first five minutes of the scene, the audience are already drawn into the film, as there is a lot of confusion to who Jake Gyllenhaal really is. The audience want to find out what happened to him and why he's currently in a train, as he is confused himself. Then the explosion happens which leaves the audience even more confused and shocked than they were before. 

The film is based mostly on a train which is a classic, as a lot of film have been based around strangers on a train, which then develop a relationship. The train scene is repeated a couple of times but in a way that doesn't get boring and still interests the audience to find out what happens next. 

The emotional phone call scene is in the Source Code as it helps the thriller. It drives out certain emotions in the audience as it isn't your typical thriller. 

The last scene in the source code is a controversial on as it leaves the audience confused to what has happened. In their minds, they start to wonder if all of what they watched actually happened in the past, future or present. They are left with a cliffhanger.

Continuity Editing

Continuity editing maintains a sense of realistic chronology and generates the feeling that time is moving forward. 

Flashbacks or flash forwards may be used but the narrative will still be seen progressing forward in an expected or realistic way.  

-Eye-line match = we see a character looking at something off screen and then we cut to a shot of what they are looking at.

-Match-on-action= We see the character start an action in one shot and then see them continue it into the next. 

-Graphic match = When two shots are linked with a similar shape or composition of an image. 

-Shot/Reverse shot = it shows conversations and arguments. 

-The 180 Degree rule =  is the basic guideline that states that two characters in  the same scene should always have the same left or right relationships with each other. 

If the camera crosses the imaginary axis connecting the two subjects, it is called  crossing the line.