The style and pace of Scene 37 edit

In a previous post i posted about my edit of Scene 34 and 37 and after looking into and researching pace within films i have looked back at how i edited both of these scenes. I looked at how the pace was and if it changed or developed within the scene and i looked at the style of both of the edits and considered why i had edited it like this and where i could have improved.

Scene 34 

I feel that with this scene i didn't get the pace right, especially at the start of the scene. The start should have quite a quick cut pace to it to show the character of Kathy's anxiousness towards the thought of her being caught out. She is giving quick looks over to the character in which she is following and i don't think that the pace in which i cut this scene matches this at all. The shots that i have used last too long when they should really be short and sharp shots that alternate between Kathy and the other character to show that she is anxious. I needed to create this feeling from Kathy through the pace and i did not achieve this. If i were to edit this scene again i would ensure that there were quicker cuts cutting from maybe Kathy doing her crossword to looking at the character but then cutting back to her trying to look like she is not watching her. I think that if i had included these quicker shots then the style of what i was trying to get across would have worked a lot better.

The shot where in which Kathy walks over to the character of Dickky was also too long, whereas it should have been where there were quick cuts between Kathy and the other character in which she was watching. The long shot of Kathy walking over made the pace very slow and it wasn't a slow pace in which i was going for.

However there were a few problems with the actual footage and i think that what i have done with the footage has worked well knowing the problems in which i faced when editing. On the other hand though i think that there was more that i could have done in order for there to be a better pace to the scene which reflected the mood and the emotions of the characters. The anxiety of the character of Kathy and the suspicion of the other character in which she was following and the accusation of the character of Dickky did not come across within the pace. All of these things should have been shown and executed through the pace and style of the scene and i don't think that this came across in my edit.


Scene 37 

When looking back at this edit i realised that the pace within my edit changed as the scene went on. I felt that the pace at the start was right as it represented the casual conversation between the two characters. The pace showed that they were both relaxed with where they were and that it was a very general chat. I think that i got the pace right up until the point of 35 seconds where i realised that there was too much of a pause in the reaction from the character of Kathy to what was said. The pace just disappeared at this point and watching over the edit again it didn't work very well. The pause needed to be a lot shorter but there still needed to be that reaction from Kathy but for a shorter time. The next mistake in which i realised was that the cuts between the dialogue from the point of 1 minute 33 seconds on the video didn't match the pace of what i wanted to achieve. The pause between dialogue was too short and this changed the style and the feel to the scene as it felt like the conversation was rushed and this again changed the pace. If i was to re-edit this scene again the main thing in which i would change would be the pace of the dialogue from the middle to the end of the scene as it really doesn't fit the style of what i was looking for. With this being a calm and relaxed conversation but it focused on the reaction from Kathy of what was said. I wanted it to be a slow paced scene but the key thing that i wanted to stand out was Kathy's reactions, however i think that i focused on this too much and this was a result of there being too long a pause between dialogue.