Graphic
Graphic editing is centered around psychical shapes, colours and volume. It is the process of using similar shapes to link shots together, creating a subtle flowing continuity while giving the viewer an interesting variety, helping to refrain from viewer fatigue. This editing technique can be used within one location, meaning it is a valuable method of linking shots. This method has been incorporated with some of the most classic pictures of all time, the most famous example probably being "psycho."
This famous shower scene contains a nice flowing movement of graphic match. We see the image of the plug hole, followed by a cut to the victims eye, followed by a worms eye view of the showerhead. All of these images have the same structal shape, making the images flow seemlessly with continuity.
This example of graphic match is used in Parkway Drive's music video Sleepwalker. This graphic match shows a whitewash effect between a males hands with a black background, to the males hands deterierating. The use of these two similar images allow the audience to make the obvious assumption that both these images show the same man's hands.
Spatial
Spatical editing concerns the actual film space (setting location) and relation between manipulation of different points, through similarity, difference and development. This editing is very useful in keeping a music video busy and interesting, while the band are performing in a single location. A variety of shots are offered to the viewer in quick succession, in order to help refrain from viewer fatigue, and to keep the audience focused on what is happening.
This video, created by For The Fallen Dreams is called Resolvent Feelings. The performance elements of this song apply greatly to the principles of spatial editing, using a variety of differet shot types and distances to keep the viewers attention, while they are in a single location.
This video: Parkway Drive "Dark Days" again shows alot of performance elements in this one location, while using spatial editing to keep the audience entertained, and to promote each individual member of the band.
Rhythmic
Rhythmic editing concerns the duration of a series of shots. What the pace is suggesting to the viewers, and if steady, just a flowing natural way of contructing a music video. A steady rhythm would suggest the audience that the story is building, and nothing is being conveyed. Steadily lowering the shot duration, would suggest to the audience that something is building and creates a form of tension.
This video: P.O.D "Goodbye For Now" is a great example of a steady, slow paced music video. The shot duration is similar, and cuts on the final beat of each bar, with a few slight variations. The editing fits the pace of the song perfectly, as the song is all about reflecting upon past experiences.
This video: Chelsea Grin "My Damnation" is a completley contrating genre to P.O.D, and so the editing used is completley different. Towards the end of this song the editing becomes snappy and frantic, suggesting to the audience that this male (shown in the narrative) is unsafe, and we eventually have this confirmed. This is a great tool in building anticipation, and fits the crushing breakdown section of the song perfectly.
Temporal
Temporal editing concerns the actual time of action, and the contribution to other plots within a single music video. It shows manipulation of story time, in order, duration and frequency. This method is sometimes used in music videos, when we see a close up of our character in the narrative reflecting of thinking, before his thoughts are conveyed on screen. This is an example of temporal editing. This is often used in upbeat music, and the thoughts conveyed are often humerous.
Temporal editing concerns the actual time of action, and the contribution to other plots within a single music video. It shows manipulation of story time, in order, duration and frequency. This method is sometimes used in music videos, when we see a close up of our character in the narrative reflecting of thinking, before his thoughts are conveyed on screen. This is an example of temporal editing. This is often used in upbeat music, and the thoughts conveyed are often humerous.
This particular video Foutains of Wayne "Stacy's Mum" features a particular scene where temporal editing is used. We see this child, hallucinating over Stacy's mum, this is a manipulation of time and the plot, as this clearly isn't actually happening in this situation.
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