Editing in White Chapel

Consider the effect of editing on the impression the audience is given of policy

Cut

·         We see lots of reactions

·         Straight cuts

·         Lots of focus on female community officer

·         Lots of focus on new DI

·         Lots of focus on fox-man

·         Lots of different cuts when female officer is with the soon to be dead woman

SET UP -  PCSO, FOX MAN AND POSH MAN AS KEY – WE POSSIBLY IDENTIFY MORE THE FOX MAN AS HE IS THE HARD WORKING GUY – HE KNOWS WHAT HE IS TALKING ABOUT – HE LOOKS MORE IN CHARGE AND CONTROLLED

Continuity

·         when the woman was found

·         when there was the riot

·         when they are examining the body

HURRIED, CHAOTIC, SHOWING THE MANY DIFFERENT SIDES TO A POLICE OFFICER DAY – SHOWS DETERMINATION

Cross cutting

·         the violence on the street and the men in the gentlemen’s lounge

CONTRASTS BETWEEN THE RANKS – DOES NOT PRESENT THE UPPER ECHELONS AS HARDWORKING – VERY MALE DOMINATED

Eye line match

·         When police are assessing dead body

Jump cut

·         Between the foot soldiers and the posh rozzers

Sequence shot

·         Where we were following posh man into the ball

·         Where he was given the promotion

Shot reverse

·         For many different conversations with normal police and at the ball.

Dolly shot

·         In the meeting with the posh rozzers – through the window

Pan

EDITING MAKE POSH BOY FEEL LESS IN CONTROL – MAKES HIM LOOK AS IF HE IS NOT GOOD ENOUGH TO DO HIS JOB – MAKES HIM LOOK STUPID.

EDITING TO SHOWS OBVIOUS DICOMFORT – WE IDENTIFY WITH THE OTHER OFFICERS

THE FOX MAN IS HUMAN

EDITING EMPHAISES STEREOTYPING

EDITING ALLOWS THE AUDIENCE TO IDENTIFY WITH A KEY OFFICER