Genre Research - Editing and Sound Conventions

Genre Research - Editing and Sound Conventions

Editing and sound both mean a lot to me and to film making a s a whole which is why I want to make sure I get those aspects of our film completely on point. Music will also be used in a Sci-Fi sort of way, as we will probably use some electronic music in some scenes. Maybe some 80's new wave esque tracks for the time rewinding scenes. I already have a lot of experience with both, but that is for another post. On to conventions however, well, one example of editing conventions in Sci-Fi that we will utilize is the passage of time. We will do this by reversing footage to show time moving backwards, as well as speeding the footage up to show time moving faster than normal, something often done in Sci-Fi works, as is the case in Donnie Darko and Source Code. We will also show the effects that rewinding has had afterwards, showing the butterfly effect (how every little action can have bigger consequences) which is a trope often used in films of the genre.

Editing will also be used for the sake of comedy. I am thinking of maybe adding face morphing similar to what they YouTube channel Cow Chop use in their videos to make the character seem even more ridiculous and cartoonish.

However, sound effects, cutting and music will certainly be utilized, for example, the character being cut off when eh thinks he is finally being smart and "figures out why he is where he is" only to be cut off and proven wrong by a dinosaur roar. Music will also be used for comedy, most likely in the intro with the loudness of the news reports piling on top of each other, then smash cutting to goofy or tame music as the main protagonist casually walks down the street, hopefully creating a nice and comedic contrast. For example, something like this:

 I also want a lot of the editing and scenes to be camp and over the top which can be utilized in editing with the right cuts such as cutting just before or after action to emphasise comedic aspects like when the recurring mugger character keeps being accidentally defeated. These have all been used in films such as Hausu, The Pink Panther, Space Balls (which is a Sci-Fi comedy) and The Grand Budapest Hotel, each having comedy as a respective sub genre much like our film