Every Frame a Painting - Editing Space and Time

I am starting a new segment called 'Every Frame a Painting'. Here is where I will talk about things I've learned from reading and watching film analysis. This segment may come in handy for our short film.

Let's start off with a video from the Youtube channel of the same name.

Satoshi Kon is one of the best directors of all time. He was known for his works like Perfect Blue, Tokyo Godfathers and Paprika. What made him special was his unusual editing style.

The following are some of Kon's choice of editing:

• Match cut
• Exact graphic match
• Inter-cutting two different time period that mirror each other
• Rewind the film
• Cross the line into a new scene
• Zoom out of a TV
• Use black frames to jump cut
• Use object to wipe the frame
• Stack transition back to back
• Jump pass parts of a scene
• Build up and cut away but show the result
• Start a scene in close up and let the viewer figure the location
• Start with an establishing shot but reveal to be a POV shot
• Show one image and reveal that it isn't what you think it was

Kon's works were about the interaction between dreams, memories, nightmares, movies and life. Matching images helped him to connect different worlds. Thus, earning the title "Editing Space and Time".