Slumdog Millionaire Analysis

The begining sequence consisted of parallel editing, regularly alternating between the protagonist being tortured, the protagonist playing Who Wants to be a Millionaire, and an unknown character throwing money into a bath tub. This suggests the film is a multi-strand narrative, and therefore will have many storylines, making it exciting to watch.

The structure of the film is clearly non linear, with many lengthy flashbacks in the present. This is the main editing feature of the film, which was also Dickens main focus when editing.

Compared to Hot Fuzz, the editing pace of Slumdog Millionaire is a lot slower. I believe, however, the fast and regular camera movements and the busy slums filmed create the fast and lively pace of the film. The non-digetic music also helped achieve this, the music usually being a cross between cultural indian music and pop western music.

The transitions through time and setting, is of a quick one, usually jump cuts or pans from one location to another.

Other editing elements briefly noted:

Footage of other films
Transition from watching the tv to the atual studion
Sound bridging from studio
Digetic sound focuses particularly on individual sound- character coming out of the water- almost reflects emotion rather than the actual event.
Distorded footage- distorted memory
Repeated shot of water in face
Parallel editing of characters driving. White flashes in beween