Editing Techniques - Scream

Scream

Why were the particular editing techniques used in the sequenece? What does it mean to the audience?
-Long shot duration is a type of shot duration which was used when the girl was on the phone at the beginning. This shows that it was relaxed and she was chilled as she was not worried about the man on the phone. This adds to the build up of the film.
-Short shot duration is also a type of shot duration which was used a lot in the second half of the clip, for example, when the boyfriend was outside the house tied to a chair, and when the girl was frantically running around her house. This shows the audience a sense of urgency as she is now scared, which adds tension to the audiences view. 
-Jump cut is a type of transistion and many were used throughout the clip, for example when the girl was looking out of the window, and it then jump cuts onto her boyfriend in the garden. This shows the audience a cut between two people.
-Eyeline match is a type of continunity. This was used when the girl was staring out the window, and then we see she is looking at her boyfriend. Another example is when her mum is looking at her daughters body hanging on the tree. This builds tension for the audience as they are left wondering what the characters are looking at, especially as the audience can see the characters exagerated reaction to what they can see.
-Cross cutting is also a type of continunity, and an example of this in the clip is when the girls parents are driving down the long road. The camera goes from the car to the girl, and when it goes back to the car it is a lot closer than before. This saves the audience from becoming bored of watching just one scene, as the car would of taken at least 15 seconds to reach the house.
-Cutaway is another type of continunity. An example of this would be the popcorn scene. You see the popcorn being put on the hob, and then the shot moves onto the woman, and when it focuses back onto the popcorn, it has become bigger. This happens when a continuous action is interrupted by another related shot. This makes it less boring for the audience.
-Fade to black is a type of transition which happens at the end of the clip. This shows the audience quickly that scene is now over.