Editing

The first aspect to consider about editing is that the editor has access to all the footage that has been filmed. Along with the director he/she creates a 'rough cut' which is then edited further and has special effects added to. This process can take as long, if not longer than the filming process itself. 

Every shot has been chosen to create a specific meaning for the audience. 

Editing has 4 main purposes:

1. Changing the scene- swopping the location of the narrative in time or in space.

2. Omission- in most films we do not observe every second of the characters lives, so what is chosen to be omitted is an important choice. 

3. Varying point of view-the audience is put into the place or invited to empathise with particular characters. 

4. Building a mental image or idea. Shots may be taken from all over the place and then edited to create a journey, for instance shots from a car may create a sense of direction that in fact may be totally different to how they are in reality. See Morrissey's video for Everyday is like Sunday.