Editing Styles - Mrs Georgiou

I am going to be analysing editing styles from the film Non Stop.

The first editing style that I have chosen to use is ‘slow editing’, this is when the scene playing is slow and calm. Slow editing was used when the camera was Panning the scene when Liam Neeso is trying to spot someone on their phone. by using this editing style then it makes you feel as though the man could be anywhere on the plane and its impossible to find him. Slow editing is conventional to a thriller film because it creates suspense. It also creates a relationship with the audience because if you are watching it you know that something bad can happen, and it keeps the audience on edge waiting for something to happen.

The second editing style is jump cut; this is when the camera focuses on a certain object/prop. Jump cut was used to focus on the gun when he puts it to the mans body. By doing this you know that the gun is the main source of danger. Jump cuts are conventional to a thriller film, because in thriller films there are a lot of weapons and dangerous objects used to harm people and by using a jump cut it helps the audience by telling them that the certain weapon will be used to hurt someone. 

The third editing style is shot reverse shot. this is when one character is shown looking at another character, and then the other character is shown looking back at the first character. This was used when Liam Neeson was asking the man who payed him the money and then as the man answered the shot then reversed to him. this can relate to the audience because you can get a feeling of what the actors are seeing in the eyes. Shot reverse shot is conventional to a thriller film because there are always aggressive encounters and by using this editing style you can get a feeling for there emotions and what positions they are in.