Editing and Transitions

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Cuts/Transitions

0:03- fade in 0:32- straight cut

0:07- straight cut 0:48- Action Match

0:14- Passing by  1:25- J-cut

0:21- dissolve 1:53- Eyeline match

0:26- Slow motion 1:57- fade out

The Significance/Purpose

1. At 0:03, the first transition in the film is a fade-in that shows multiple dead bodies of soldiers laying on the ground. The significance of this transition is to demonstrate the horrors of war and how deadly it can be. The audience should feel mortified and even shocked of the consequences of war. 

2. At 0:07, the film utilizes a straight cut that shows a man being shot. The meaning behind this is to demonstrate one of the many ways that the soldiers have met their end as well as shock. The audience should feel surprised by the sudden visual of man getting shot.

3. Another transition utilized is the passing by at 0:14 using the black smoke that moves from left to right in front of the camera. The next shot is then a man being agonizingly burnt. The smooth transition was meant to show how quickly a soldier can lose their life. At first, he was violently pushing forward only to be burnt alive a few moments after. To the audience, it creates a sense of hopelessness. No matter how full of spirit a soldier may seem, the battlefield is merciless.  

4. The 4th edit used was the dissolved transition at 0:21 that switches the camera angle from behind a soldier to multiple soldiers running and carrying someone on a stretcher. I believe that the significance of the transition is to portray the “no man left behind” mindset in war. Every person is worth saving and it drives the plot of the film forward as it is about a man who doesn’t want to kill, just simply save as many people as possible as a medic. This should make the audience feel curious about what could happen to the person in the stretcher.

5. In 0:26, the editing technique used by the editor was the slow motion. The meaning behind this edit was to create suspense and shows the character’s confusion while developing further tension. The audience should feel disoriented as well as confused by everything going on, as if they were in the scene themselves.

6. The straight cut is utilized in the 0:32 second mark. The significance of this edit was to bring the audience’s attention back to the battlefield and the things occurring. The explosion and straight cut work together to make the audience feel surprised by the sudden cut that pulled them back into the action.

7. At the 0:48 mark, there is an action match that, at first, displays a soldier stepping on a hill and then, suddenly, the camera angle switches and shows him being blown up by a landmine. The significance of the scene is to display the expectancy of the battlefield. This makes the audience feel on their toes and constantly surprised at the bombardment of action.

8. The next cut is the J-Cut and it is utilized in the 1:25 mark, when the main character begins talking without the camera actually showing him as he talks. I believe that this is meant to manufacture a sense of mystery surrounding the main character as we’re not exactly sure who he is just yet. The audience should be feeling intrigued and curious about who the protagonist may be.

9. The film also includes an eye-line match at the 1:53 minute mark that displays a soldier’s erratic behavior and desperation as he speaks toward the camera. The eye-line match helps to establish the character we just saw as an important one. This introduces the audience to more potential characters while also making them nervous as they think “what happened to the main character.”

10. The fade out is the last transition used at 1:57 and is what wraps the opening scene. It is meant to represent the main character passing out. For the audience, it slowly brings them back out of the action so they are able to digest all of what happened while also building suspense as we do not know what will happen to the characters.

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