Why Does an Edit Feel Right? (According to Science)

In this Science of Editing episode we discuss 3 cognitive concepts that go beyond continuity.

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The paper is free for patrons. Everyone else can purchase it here for $22: Editing and Cognition Beyond Continuity
by Karen Pearlman
in Projections: Journal of Movies and Mind

Talks:
Karen’s Delivery of conference Paper in Zurich:

Note: the discussion of the materials in SoE5 starts at about 25 minutes & 30 seconds

Noe: At 2 minutes and 30 seconds he shows the same Bladerunner clip as we are using and explains his theories about it
At 27 mins 30 secs and at 33 mins 30 seconds he shows a heat map of where gazes are while watching a film

Additional Research:

Tim J Smith
An Attentional Theory of Continuity Editing

Vittorio Gallese article on 'Embodied Simulation'

Maarten Coëgnarts, Miklós Kiss, Peter Kravanja, and Steven Willemsen 'Seeing yourself in thePast'

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Dr. Karen Pearlman is a lecturer in screen production at Macquarie University and the author of 'Cutting Rhythms, Intuitive Film Editing' (Focal Press/Taylor & Francis, 2015). Her film 'Woman with an Editing Bench' won the national ATOM award for Best Short Fiction and the Australian Screen Editors Guild award for Best Editing in a short film.

THIS GUY EDITS (TGE) is a youtube channel by film editor Sven Pape, an A.C.E. award nominee, whose credits include work for directors James Cameron, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and James Franco.

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[akileshmuppainmath]

I feel so lucky to be part of this generation, we get precious things​ for free

[wilberforce]

This is a concept I've never really considered: in a sense you have to edit/construct a film to appeal to the viewer's body as well as their mind. cool video.

[allthingsgumball]

I'll come back to this video when I get smarter.

[TomBolles]

Blade Runner is one of my favorite films and I have never noticed that cut with the owl's movement matching Deckard's. Amazing study. Absolutely beautiful. I've never thought about the editing of that film, but obviously it was effective since it is among my favorites. Love these videos Sven!

[failedfilmmaker]

Still one of the most underrated fillmaking channels around. Incredibly useful and in depth look into making better films

[OutdoorsEmbrace]

This video makes me proud to be an editor. I'm just a YouTuber right now, but I'd very much LOVE to edit movies. My brain works like this. I love the science/art of editing.

[hbloops]

This video was really nicely edited, showing the concepts of editing in a subtle and intuitive way while explaining it. Fantastic!

[gbricochetj]

This goes way deeper than just edits...woven into the fabric of reality is a composition of ebbs and flows... the dream that we all exist in... that we are all part of... we are all connected in this seemingly simple "tension" and "release" and it's the story that will be told at the end and then beginning of time. Love...

[inspiredcircles]

May blessings shine upon you, just as you have blessed others. Have a wonderful Christmas!

[GenerMediaInc]

I have always had the ability to take a bunch of other peoples art (music, drawings, videos, graphics, 3d assets, Legos, pictures etc...) And piece them together in a way that others enjoy ironically I only recently found video editing as a viable business choice but it's thanks to channels like this that I truly appreciate the art of editing.

[alex_montoya]

Such a good channel. Keep up the good work!

[JadeAnthonyReston]

I am more motivated to continue to achieve my true passion in filmmaking. Thank you for inspiring us man!

[cosmicpuma]

I'm a first year film student and really have fallen in love with editing. This vid is really awesome, thank you for the knowledge and insight.

[kravvall]

1:25 I do believe it comes down to priming.


You have seen the image of "open minivan next to the sea" often enough to know "holiday", You have seen the image of "old man sitting on front porch, staring into the woods" so many times you know he's contemplating life and possibly dying.


This is the same with editing, the order of those scenes has been done so many times before, so you know what to expect.
Of course good storytellers work with this expectation, but I do in no way believe this is "natural", this has just been hammered into your brain for decades now, and you brain expects exactly that what it knows.

[asheer]

4:38 was like, Holy shit! This is pure magic, a perfect way to subconsciously tell a story. You guys, right there made my Jaw drop. I know realize the vast ocean of possibilities this art form has!

[waltermaslowski]

Amazing! I watched Blade Runner over a dozen times and never picked up on that subtlety. This will help me.

[kickblue]

To answer your question: what is the most important part of editing? The pacing of the cuts. Allowing the eye time to linger and 'process' what we're looking at on screen. (Or maybe making a deliberate choice to NOT allow the eye that time to process)

[DartagnanMagic]

Great examples of the thinking behind "the poetry" of scene construction in Mamet's "On Directing Film."

[caden-reynolds]

bruh that blade runner thing got me feeling inadequate but inspired

[AllThingsFilm]

Through your videos, I always find new choices on how to edit a scene and tell the story in a better, more moving way. Almost immediately, I try to think of how I can apply these new ideas to the story I'm developing at the moment. Currently, I am working on a short sci-fi film, struggling with how to bring humanity to the story while keeping it engaging. Writing is tough. Editing is where the magic manifests.