1.2 Media Studies Internal Editing refers to the arrangement of successive film shots within a sequence. The content, lengths of shots and interaction between shots work to both tell the story and create atmosphere. The rhythm, pace, selection and juxtaposition of shots has a tremendous influence upon the film’s final appearance and audience interpretation of the event. Cross Cutting is often used to show that two scenes are happening simultaneously. The technique builds excitement, suspense, anticipation or momentum especially if the scenes converge. It is also used to suggest comparison and contrast. Define the element of editing and it's specific use in the sequence Cross cutting is used in the scene where Kale’s mom …show more content…
Non-diegetic sound is a sound or sounds which Is represented as coming from outside the space of narrative (mood, music or voice over). Non-diegetic music is usually used to create mood/atmosphere within a scene (for example, romance or suspense). The queue where the non begins is when Kale spots the rotting corpse in the background of the tape and says “what was that?”. The sound playing in the backgrounder is soft while ominous at the same time. This changes once it cuts to Turner. The music changes from soft strings to more of a percussive sound and starts to build a slow tempo. As the scene progresses the tempo slowly builds more pace, in time with cross cutting which helps build a sense of suspense. Once the climax of Turner being the murderer occurs , the tempo of the music doubles, and begins to sound violent and threatening. Non-diegetic sound and cross cutting …show more content…
We see Ronnie alone downstairs trying to hear what Kales saying. The area around Ronnie is dimly lit which makes Turner's appearance even more surprising. We see what appears to be a creepy figure getting closer to Ronnie but the light from the lightning outside helps reveal the fact that It's Turner. This revel makes Turner seem supernatural because of the way he appeared, as if he had come out of nowhere. The director chose to implement this type of lighting in the scene to not only build suspense, but to shift the genre of the film to more of a horror/slasher type. The light from the lightning in the background glistens of the baseball bat before Turner attacks Ronnie. This is used to indicate that Turner is a dangerous and to confirm to the audience that Turner is the main antagonist in the film. The baseball bat also glistens when Turner goes upstairs and attempts to hit Kale only this time it's not just intended to make Turner look dangerous, but to give Kale a warning that Turner is behind