1. A short explanation of what you’re researching? how you’re researching it? & why it is important to research this subject/ the relevance to your project proposal.?

The subject of my research is based on film editing. Film editing is an important part of film production. Very often film editing determines the rhythm of a film’s narrative, the audience’s emotions and so on, as well as realising the reconstructing of film time and space, adjusting the reasonable time and space relationship and sense of rhythm, extending or compressing time and space, thus making people and objects in a specific environment move accurately, vividly and richly changeable, adding more spirituality and brilliance to the film and television. Editing has a catalytic effect on film.

I will begin by researching the field of film editing on a broad scale and then find the points I want to focus on for further study. Currently want to start with:
1 – Editing and visual language: how the editor interprets the film through editing, how he or she handles the shots shot by the director, and how he or she communicates with the rest of the film crew
2 – Editing and emotion: how the editor conveys the emotion of the film through editing and how it resonates with the audience
3 – Editing and story structure: how editing moves the story forward and builds the narrative.

Editor：

Ralph Rosenblum 

Walter Murch 

Movie：

Bronenosets Potemkin Director：Sergei Eisenstein

Schindler’s List Director: Steven Spielberg

Editing for my discipline and project: from a disciplinary point of view, editing is part of film post-production along with vfx. In terms of my project, as the final presentation of the project I want to produce is in the form of a video, a good edit can really add something to the film. I thought I would take the time to write my thesis to gain a little bit of research and understanding of editing to help me with my project.

2. Provide keywords/ key phrases used in your searches.

Film/Editing/Narrative pacing/Mood/Montage/The narrative role of editing techniques on film rhythm/The language of film/Mobilising the audience/Editing style

3. Provide sources

Satoshi Kon: Opus  By：Satoshi Kon 

FOCALISATION IN FILM NARRATIVE by：Celestino Deleyto

The Technique of Film Editing By:Karel Reisz & Gavin Millar

Cut to the Chase By: Sam O’Steen / Bobbie O’Steen