EDITING IN CUFFS

In cuffs, there are many different types of editing. One example is when all the police officers are training towards the end we can see some common transitions. This scene is in the car park of the police station where they set up a course for them to run to and from.  There are a few dissolve transitions to show that time has gone past and we can also see that there is sweat on one of the police officers shirt which is another way of showing us that the time has gone past.

Another example is a shot reverse shot. This is used in the scene where the man is about to jump from his balcony. This is effective as we can see the different emotions going through the man’s and the police officer’s mind. The emotions through the man who’s about to jumps head, is thinking shall I do this, we know this as he look back at the very young girl sitting on the bed inside and with the police officer, we can see that he is hoping that he doesn’t jump so that he can be arrested at a police station. Just as he is about to jump, the police officer pulls him back and within a scene or two later, he gets arrested.

Mark: 3 out of 5

1.     Cut general opening sentence. Only write sprcific points.

2.     First example. No such term as ‘common transitions’. What do you mean?  A series of cross dissolves? Refer to this scene as the training session. EAA needs amplifying: it shows how hard and long they train. In particular, which officers keep going whilst the others flag, showing who has the most determination and stamina. The event itself also shows their teamwork, with Jake invited and accepted for the first time as an equal, as he did well tackling the previous crime.

3.     Second example: be specific about identities (‘Lauren’s dad’ and ‘Felix’). Good on this example: thoufhtful points on shot /reverse shot.

4.     A strong student would do more than the minimum 2 examples!