Editing Inspirations

Greetings and welcome back bloggers! Today we at CineMarcus Productions are going to talk about the inspirations that led to how Forsaken's edited! Definitely editing is the biggest challenge when it comes to making the film opener, where it's super hard to think of the different creative ways that make a movie actually visually pleasing! We attempted on using a variety of cinematic styles (On CapCut) to create an engaging film opener that draws you guys right from the very beginning! In which many films have influenced our editing style. So in today's post, we'll talk about the different types of movies that led to inspire Forsaken's final product that's coming very soon!

Interstellar 

Interstellar's editing, especially its montage sequences in the movie, is one of the biggest inspirations for making Forsaken where actually in December when I first viewed it in an IMAX theater, the editing sequences of the scene particularly on Miller's planet sparked some ideas! 

One of its most powerful montage moments, for example, can be seen in a scene where the protagonist, Cooper, experiences the passage of “time” through video messages blending different moments to create an overwhelming sense of loss, longing, and missed opportunities expressing a type of similarity to Forsaken! Where in the end, the inspiration here would one hundred percent be utilizing slow fades, subtle like jump cuts, or even overlapping dissolves to improve that dreamlike quality that the whole purpose of Forsaken is about!

Pulp Fiction

Pulp Fiction was definitely one of those types of films that came to my mind in terms of editing because of how classic it is from the mastermind of Quentin Tarantino! Specifically, the inspiration here would definitely be the utilization of smash cuts, as I wanted to use a smash cut at the end of the film opener to express the isolation of our protagonist, Kendrick! 

In Pulp Fiction, the scene I'm talking about primarily would be Butch Coolidge's frightening dream as he wakes up franticly. Where in Forsaken, I wanted to use that same aspect with Kendrick waking up again in a frantic as he realizes he's alone! I first thought of this idea as I watched a video about different types of shot transitions and honestly I’m super happy my teacher showed me the video!

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