Visible Fictions: Cinema, Television and Video by John Ellis

This is responses about the editing in Visible Fictions: Cinema, Television and video by John Ellis

"...the close attention give to cinema enables sophisicated forms of editing to be carried out which paradoxically remains virtually unnoticed." This is a valid argument because people tend to value and comment on the director of a film or the producer of a TV series. Though the editing process is the longest process of film making, the effort put into it goes unnoticed.

"In cinema, it is routine to show the begining and end of the action, disguising the missing elements with a change of shot and camera angle, and perhaps providing continuity at another level: dialogue continuing over the cut, or continuous music. This process is known as ellipsis..." From what I have researched, Dickens' signature style uses lots of quick shots to show a certain event is seconds rather than mintues. I'm not sure the style he uses is ellipsis because he shows a range of events as a mini sequence. E.G. I know from Shaun of the dead he signifes "getting ready in the morning" as a shot of opening the fridge, a mug, brushing teeth and putting on a name badge. However, i will look out for ellipsis in his work.

"This consistent use of ellipsis tends to give a greater density and concentration to cinematic events compared events on a theatre stage." Similar to Dickens' fast paced shots, they also add more concentration to his films. I think he uses this to add atmosphere and tension, especially in the 3 major films he has edited, where a certain atmosphere can be created by a fast pace.