Amelie+editing+analysis+(K)


 * Karson Mo **

1. When Amelie was in her kitchen doing things while thinking about Nino, I liked how the editors put her thoughts in a "bubble" next to her head on the top left side of the frame. By doing that, they show a contrast between what Amelie wanted to be happening VS what's really happening in reality, how she expected/wanted it to be Nino who made the beads curtain on the kitchen doorway move instead of a cat moving it.

2. In the scene where Nino was in his bedroom with the 2x2 photo booth picture of the black and white man being animated was another thing that I noticed was cool in terms of editing. Through making the photographs of the man coming to life within the frame helps to show what was going on inside Nino's head; what decisions he was making and such. Instead of having say, a narrator narrating his thoughts through voice over, his thoughts were displayed to the audience via communication with the man in the pictures.

3. In the scene where there were multiple couples having orgasms, the editors made the cutting from orgasm to orgasm really quick and short, creating a fast pace for that portion of the movie. It was effective because as a lot of people might know, one must be fast and rapid in order to gain an orgasm.