Cutting It- Editing

EDITING

Pace & Rhythm
-Pace of the conversation in the cab
*Casual
*Conversational
*Learn a bit about them
-Shots are very close together, short shot lengths

Editing Style
-Fade to black
-Continuity editing: action flows naturally, makes narrative easier to follow

Camera shots
-Shot reverse shots when talking

Sound and Image
-Diegetic sound: Traffic and dialogue
-Synchronous sound : Non diegetic, sad music when she gets hit by the car and sad music in the consultants room

Cutting It- Sound

SOUND

Diegetic
-Dialogue
-Background noise

Non-diegetic
-Car crash
-Sound track: sound music

Effects
-Heartbeat
-Music gets louder
-Car crash
-Car horns

Synchronous
-Sad music
-Dramatic music

Asynchronous
-Bridging music track

Cutting It - Camerawork

CAMERAWORK

Shots
-Close-ups
*Wedding ring
*Allie's face when she's crying
-Establishing shot
-Two shot
-Over the shoulder
-High angle (office)
-Shot reverse shot
-Long shot
-POV
-Tracking

70 cuts/shots in total

Cutting It - Mise-en-scene

MISE-EN-SCENE

Location
-In cab
-Outside hospital
-On the street
*Cars driving past
*Passers by
*People at cafe
-Urban setting


Costume
-Everyday, casual clothing
-Neutral, minimal make up

Lighting
-Daylight, natural
-Low key lighting in office
*Bright and sunny lighting on her face to represent her positivity before she goes in
*Dull, grey lighting when she goes out of the hospital

Colour
-Dull
-Neutral
-Bright medical records: shows importance

Significant props
-Wedding ring
-Knocked over flowers
-Medical records

Cutting It

Cutting It was a popular BBC television programme set in Manchester, England, which ran for four series between 2002 and 2005. It follows the traumatic life of hairdresser Allie Henshall, alongside her lovers, her rivals and her dysfunctional family.