Editing and Camera Angles

Editing and Camera Angles:
The methods of editing we have decided to use in out clip are:

• Dissolve - We are going to use dissolve in our clip as it will add to the sense of distant memories and allow the audience to understand that some of the clips are from the past. The images on screen will fade-in and fade-out allowing some images to overlap working some shots to come together. A dissolve is when one shot fades out while another one fades in simultaneously. The result is a blurring together of two images.This indicates the passage of time and the flashbacks of these memories. 
• Slow Motion - Throughout our clip slow motion will be used at various points. This will also help portray the sense of distant memories, but will also make the scene seem more dramatic and help draw the audiences emotions in. 
• Bridging Shot - This shot will portray the discontinuity in the clip and the jumps of time from each of the scenes. 
• Ellipsis: This refers to periods of time that have been left out of the narrative. The ellipsis is marked by an editing transitions which, while it leaves out a section of the action, nonetheless signifies that something has been elided. 
• Fade in -  The screen is black at the beginning; gradually the image appears, brightening to full strength. This will help make the opening of the film more dramatic and draw the audience in.
• Whip pan - A type of pan shot in which the camera moves sideways so quickly that the picture blurs into indistinct streaks. It is commonly used as a transition between shots, and can indicate the passage of time. 
• Shallow Focus - This keeps only one plane in sharp focus; the opposite of deep focus. This keeps the focus of the audience of one aspect of the scene. Shallow focus suggests psychological introspection, since a character appears as oblivious to the world around her/him. It is therefore commonly employed in genres such as the melodrama, where the actions and thoughts of an individual prevail over everything else.
• Focus Pull - The focus pull is useful for directing the viewer's attention. For example, if there are two people in shot but only one is in focus, that person is the subject of attention. If the focus changes to the other person, they become the subject. We will use to this to draw the audiences attention to the  specific aspect of each scene we want the most focus to be on.