1. After the narrator has finished introducing the story of the gods, the panning ends with an underwater view of a casket. Then, the director and editors made the decision to utilize a jump cut, to jump to present time in the film, where Perseus is found in the casket floating at scene. A jump cut is a quick transition from one scene to another. As a result, the jump cut was utilized to end the backstory scene that introduces some of the characters, and begins the storyline of the film.

2. During the most heightened aspects of the fight scenes, the editors often choose to use slow motion during impactful moments. For example, when Perseus and the other men are fighting the large scorpions in the desert, one of the men is stabbed in the