FRINGE VS. PILLOW TALK
“How are the sequences from ‘Pillow Talk’ and ‘Fringe’ different? Discuss the differences in pace and style of editing as well as the effect the editing has on meaning/ the audiences reception of the extracts”.
Fringe and Pillow Talk are very different in terms of pace. Fringe, for example has a lot of cuts in the beginning of the extract that are quick. When the characters are conversing is when this is at its fastest, as little as a cut every few seconds. Whereas in Pillow Talk, there are no cuts in the first conversation, one cut in the second, and hardly any in the third. The difference in cutting is because Fringe is a more modernized film, but Pillow Talk is an old fashioned film and therefore is quite outdated when it comes to technology.
Styles of editing in the two clips again, don’t have much in common. Fringe demonstrates lots of fancy ways to move from one cut into the next, such as close ups at the start, showing reactions and facial expressions more clearly, as well as zooming, long shots and straight cuts. The camera is also always moving even if it is barely even noticeable. Pillow Talk, on the other hand has fewer examples of editing, consisting of only mid shots with no transition and long shots with a straight cut and then split screens. A small number of close ups is used, but they are present and the camera stays still throughout the whole extract. This portrays a general lack of education in editing.
Editing can have an effect on the audience reception of an extract. For example, Pillow Talks slow pace is likely to not appease a younger viewer. Or it may not appeal to those who like action due to not much happening on screen and type of genre and this could also cause the audience to perceive the film differently than the editors and directors intended it to be.
To conclude, although fringe and Pillow Talk have differences, they do share some similarities like they both use straight cuts (and vary on pace), and they both jump to the near future in each shot.
ELLA TRAINOR
