Ambient Noise Level and Chuck
Editing Essay
Cast Away
“Damn, how unlucky life can get sometimes?” or “What would have I done if I was on that island?” are the questions that often arise when people watch a movie about a person or group of people getting stranded on a lonely island. Such movies as “Mysterious Island,” “Swiss Family Robinson,” “Lord of the Flies” and “Cast Away” share this concept. However, “Cast Away” can really strike a viewer emotionally inside. Cast Away is a successful drama film about Federal Express engineer Chuck Nolan (Tom Hanks) who works at FedEx. He returns from work to spend a Christmas holiday with his girlfriend Kelly and proposes marriage to her. Suddenly everything gets interrupted when Chuck’s forced to fly overseas for a quick assignment. Very soon, the plane gets caught in the storm and goes off-course, which leads the plane to crash in the ocean. Chuck survives the catastrophe and eventually the ocean drops him at the deserted island where he spends few years of hard surviving, until he finally abandons the island. This movie reveals strong emotions to the viewer; it involves sorrow, excitement, a bit of comedy, but mainly sympathy. Each scene was edited that way to put a viewer into a character’s shoes. There are various editing techniques that they use throughout the film. The flow, pacing of each scene, the use of music, ambient sound, and the mood of this story, delivers great emotions and here is why it can keep anyone engaged from the beginning to an end. Having a nice and appropriate flow in the movie is crucial because it’s one of the biggest factors that any editor has to keep in mind when he or she edits the film. Cast Away is a great example of a good flow and how it is consistent throughout the entire movie. First of all, the overall editing of the movie consists of jump cuts that really work well in telling a story. For example, there is a night scene on the island when Chuck sleeps under his rubber raft, and he gets awaken
Cast Away
“Damn, how unlucky life can get sometimes?” or “What would have I done if I was on that island?” are the questions that often arise when people watch a movie about a person or group of people getting stranded on a lonely island. Such movies as “Mysterious Island,” “Swiss Family Robinson,” “Lord of the Flies” and “Cast Away” share this concept. However, “Cast Away” can really strike a viewer emotionally inside. Cast Away is a successful drama film about Federal Express engineer Chuck Nolan (Tom Hanks) who works at FedEx. He returns from work to spend a Christmas holiday with his girlfriend Kelly and proposes marriage to her. Suddenly everything gets interrupted when Chuck’s forced to fly overseas for a quick assignment. Very soon, the plane gets caught in the storm and goes off-course, which leads the plane to crash in the ocean. Chuck survives the catastrophe and eventually the ocean drops him at the deserted island where he spends few years of hard surviving, until he finally abandons the island. This movie reveals strong emotions to the viewer; it involves sorrow, excitement, a bit of comedy, but mainly sympathy. Each scene was edited that way to put a viewer into a character’s shoes. There are various editing techniques that they use throughout the film. The flow, pacing of each scene, the use of music, ambient sound, and the mood of this story, delivers great emotions and here is why it can keep anyone engaged from the beginning to an end. Having a nice and appropriate flow in the movie is crucial because it’s one of the biggest factors that any editor has to keep in mind when he or she edits the film. Cast Away is a great example of a good flow and how it is consistent throughout the entire movie. First of all, the overall editing of the movie consists of jump cuts that really work well in telling a story. For example, there is a night scene on the island when Chuck sleeps under his rubber raft, and he gets awaken