Editing an Action Movie

In class, we learned a lot about the technique and skills of editing an action sequence in a movie. We were asked, "why is action good in a movie?" My answer is that action is good to include in a movie or a scene because it is intended to keep the audience interested, as well as makes it more exciting. Action can leave a viewer on the edge of their seat, eager to see how the action sequence turns out. Editing action can also mean taking an inanimate object and making them animate.

An action sequence includes conflict, emotions, physical action, and character arc. Some other key points and things to include when you're editing an action scene would be point of view, close ups on actors and objects, attention to screen direction (meaning where are people or objects going, or if they are intersecting each other), and thematic editing. By editing together a montage of seemingly unconnected shots, you can evoke different emotions from the viewer and make an action scene even more interesting.