Editing - revision

Task 1:
Discuss the following with a partner.

• What is the point of editing?
• What does it achieve?
• What effect does it have in TV drama?

Task 2:
Brainstorm all the different types of editing you can.


Task 3:
Now write what each type of editing does - and importantly - the effect of the editing.



Task 4:

Look at the editing hand-out - have you missed any areas of editing? Have you misunderstood any areas, what they do, and their effects?


Task 5:
Get into pairs - enough for seven groups.

In your pair you are going to analyse a clip for editing - looking at specific area of representation. You have 20 mins to watch the clip and produce a short presentation for the rest of the class (of no more than 5 mins).


In your presentation you should include:

• A brief introduction that rounds up what impact the editing has on the ENTIRE clip
• Screen shots of editing features you have found
• Terminology
• Explanation of the effect of those shots IN RELATION TO REPRESENTATION

Areas of representation and clips:

• Age - Skins
• Gender - Wire in the Blood
• Sexuality - Queer as Folk
• Ethnicity - Spooks
• Disability/ability - The Street
• Class and status - Shameless
• Regional identity - Our Friends

Independent revision 
Excellent website for revising editing - including clips and explanations.

Areas of representation and music videos:

• Age - Modestep (Sunlight)
• Gender - Pink (Stupid Girl)
• Sexuality - Beyoncé (1+1)
• Ethnicity - Offspring (Pretty Fly for a White Guy)
• Disability/ability - Eminem (Without Me)
• Class and status - All American Rejects (Gives You Hell)
• Regional identity - Fat Les (Vindaloo)