Film Language: Editing

Spider-Man

This clip has used editing to demonstrate the passing of time that the protagonist has gone through. There is an aspect of continuity editing as there is the mixture of two shots in one frame. For instance, the medium shot and close-up of Peter's face fr when he is designing the suit shows both the location of his work and his expression throughout. There are also shots of the notepad that he uses to show that he uses which also correlate to the close-ups of Peter's expression with the eyeline match which could show the audience that Peter is looking at the ideas that he is drawing on his notepad. There are also close-ups of the prices of the cars that are on adverts for a newspaper that show pov shots as well as panning down to following where Peter is pointing which acts as a juxtaposition for when the close-up of the newspaper cuts away onto Peters expressions and reaction. There are also some fades to show the amount of attempts that he makes to try and create his ideal costume. There are also fast pace editing for when he throws away the scrap pieces of paper that would then fade into another close-up of the note pad. As well as that, there is also another eyeline match for when Peter thinks about the car and Mary Jane that shows the two having a connection in the story line. There are some continuity through out with the fade transition that is widely used in this scene to signify the time that Peter may have spent on as he tries to create the costume. Also, most of it uses a more slower pace editing which could suggest to audience the effort that Peter puts in when he is creating a costume. This clip also uses a wipe transition in the beginning of the montage for when the protagonist is looking over the newspaper that would form another juxtaposition to the audience to make the connection that Peter is now looking over the newspaper just after he looks out at the car which has an over-the-shoulder shot to work as an eyeline match for when the scene straight cuts onto Peter looking at the car drive away. There are also other panning shots as a background for when Peter is creating the suit which could also signify the passage of time as well as make the shot look more visually interesting for the audience to enjoy. There are other shots such as the medium shots that would establish where Peter is when he is looking at the newspaper. Also the wipe transition would also act as a juxtaposition for when Peter is in his room. Some of the shots are also sped up so this could also emphasise the amount of time that Peter has spent on creating the costume. This supports the sorts of tension that would build up for when the creation of the suit is shown to have had a big impact to the story as Peter is making his identity or how he would look in the view of the public. Some of the shot show contrast in speed as some scenes as though it is a montage since it has many cutaways into different parts for when he is creating the suit. There is some other shots such as having to present the shots with close-ups of Peter with another shot f him from a medium shot that audiences can tell that Peter is concentrated on creating the suit.