To make sure my editing is suitable for the type of film that 'Routes' is, and is good for the genre and style of this type of film, I have watched and analysed films that are like 'Routes'; one of them being 'Kidulthood'. The majority of Noel Clarke's films are the epitome of London set urban drama's, so researching his work is very key to ensuring my edit fits this genre of film. I focused on why specific shots were used and how scenes were cut and why they were used.
In this scene of the film, Sam comes home to find Trife and his friends in his room. I noticed a few cuts I have used such as cutting on action where Sam raises the bat and points it at Jay and Moony. This cut to the shot behind Sam signifies how powerful and strong Same is compared to the other too, due to the camera being closer to Sam, making him look bigger and the bat being in the middle of the shot highlights it as a weapon and adds a threatening tone to the scene.
When Trife, Jay and Moony run out from Sam's flat, this sequence is cut down and made more appealing to look at by having a mixture of shots used. Exterior shots are done on a tripod and are smooth peaceful shots, while the close interior shots are handheld and add to the adrenaline of there escape. There is a similar sequence like this in 'Routes' in a scene where Jimmy has to go and deal some drugs. That scene is different to this as all the shots are not focused on the action (running down the stairs). Even with this in mind, I can use this particular scene to focus on the pacing and appropriate time length for the shots I use, as well as if it is creating the right effect I want to give off
In the final scene of the film it starts off calm, which is conveyed through the cut by the amount of time the shots stick with each character. It flows slowly which gives off the calm feeling, which is aided by the lack of back and forth cuts used. The pace and mood changes by a completely different shot being used which acts as a gear change, increasing the pace to match the fight scenes which follow.
When Trife jumps on Sam to protect Alisa and starts punching him, there are 5 cuts within 10 seconds which is quick and adds to action that is being shown. Straight after Alisa says 'I thought you changed', there is a great example of Temporal Decompression (which I have discussed in a previous blog) as it lets the audience know how important the line is to the story, as well as allowing the visuals be more effective in showing Sam grabbing the bat and attacking Trife with it, which ends up killing him.
I also noticed the use of music in key scenes in the film. It was used in all the serious parts of this scene. I intended to keep music as minimal as possible for the edit of 'Routes'. But after seeing a film similar to it, like 'Kidulthood' use it more than I planned to has made me look into possibly using music more than I planned for the film. The use of music in this scene adds to it, helps the intended feeling it is trying to create come across more stronger than it would if there was no music.
After analysing 'Kidulthood', I feel that even though small tweaks may still have to be made to my edit, I feel 'Routes' fits in pretty well with this genre and style of films. Like I said, I will look more into my use of music, but I will also look into the final scene of 'Routes' which is also a fight scene, and see if I can add anymore cuts and shots into it as there is only 3 shots used, and and one of the shots is of it being broken up. Maybe adding another shot will lengthen out the fight scene and make it more dramatic and believable.
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