Interview about Hot Fuzz

http://digitalfilms.wordpress.com/2007/06/16/interview-with-hot-fuzz-editor-chris-dickens/

This is a link to an article of an interview with Dickens talking about the process of editing Hot Fuzz


"Hot Fuzz used sound in a very stylized way, because it is a comedy. I initially did a lot of sound editing when I started in the business, so sound has been very important to me. Of course, it is fifty percent of any feature". This suggests sound is a main feature of Dickens editing style, due to his past experiences. He uses dramatic sound effects and music to create humour in Hot Fuzz such as "wooshes".

“Edgar wanted a fast-paced style to mimic action films. There are quite a lot of cuts in some sections to create transitional elements and to show police procedure." There is 5500 shots in the film. Dickens sometimes used a flashy montage to help the film transtion from one event to another. This is also seen in Shaun of the Dead too!

Some techniques like jump cuts are intentionally used in the film to help create the fast pace.