E.D Seamless

This type of editing is used more now a days because of the technology we have to do a good job of it. It’s used in most films so that the viewing is smooth and viewers become involved in the film and don't notice individual cuts. Editors use this to help enhance all emotions, and emotional moments. It’s the most common way to join clips together. To do this kind of editing editors can use transitions like fading or the Circe so you can see the editing but it’s so smooth and goes with the film you don't actually notice it. Usually editors don't use transitions in single shots though; they try to use simple cuts to create the effect of seamless time. It’s used in almost every film to make the audience less aware they're watching a film. George Lucas was most famous for making the Star Wars Saga, in his films he used seamless editing by using lots of transitions. If you was to watch them back knowing he used them then you would look for them, but watching the films you can’t tell and it keeps the viewers involved. George Lucas made a lot of films and the style in the same in most of them, this is because it worked and the transitions were so quick and onto the next scene sometimes it worked better than just using a simple cuts.



This scene from birth of a nation by DW Griffith shows how even before proper editing was introduced you can still make a film look seamless. Even though the clips cut to different scenes in different locations when watching this clip I didn't notice the cuts easily because of the action.