Researching Editing Techniques

Like the research on sound, I also decided to do some brief research on the way that a Film Noir is edited.

Editing:
When researching online about the editing used in film noir's, I wasn't able to pinpoint a website that clearly described in detail the way that they were edited after being filmed. This is because that back in the time when they were made, technology was limited and very little amounts of editing could actually be done. It was most likely done during the actual filming progress.
After using Vimeo to watch some more Film Noir's, it is clear to see that techniques which fall into the editing section are simple things such as eye line match, and shot reverse shot, along with the soundtrack and voice, not to mention that most classic Film Noir's were shown in black and white. The website for Vimeo is below:
Film Noir's on Vimeo
For our final piece, we plan to film it and then obviously edit it, but to stick to the conventions of the way that Film Noir's are edited, we will keep things simple. We will add the voiceovers, along with the soundtrack, and possibly some transitions in between scenes, but generally we want to keep things simple to match the convention and make our film seem like a classic Film Noir. We hope that from the way we edit and produce our piece, members will think it is an old film, and even possibly relate it directly to the genre of a Film Noir.

Reflection:
As I've mentioned before, splitting up the tasks between our group has been very effective for us and worked well, because its meant that the research we've done has moved forward quickly, and meant we can film our piece quicker, which in the long term will give us more time to edit. To improve this piece of research, like the one on sound I would have liked to cover more detail, however with the editing aspects of a Film Noir, there is very limited amount of things to talk about so I think the main areas have been covered. From this task, I learnt about the simple form of editing in a Noir, and it gave me a full understanding of how simple we must keep our editing for our production.