In a film each scene may last a matter of seconds, or it could continue for minutes but the length of each sequence establishes the pace of the film moving the action along. The speed of editing will help to determine the mood of what is taking place on screen. To make the audience feel anxious or to create suspense, the pace of the editing will be fast and the transitions between shots will be quick. for example, a fight scene in 'The Bourne Ultimatum' -
To create a relaxed mood or a scene that is not intended to be fast and exiting, a slower pace of editing is required. This will make each shot longer and the transitions will be longer. For example romantic comedies. However a film does not require editing as shown in the film 'Russian Ark'. This film was created in one take which requires split-second timing and organisation. A trailer for a film will require a fast pace of editing as you want to include a lot of things in the trailer. For example the Hunger Games trailer;
Scenes at the beginning of a film must be long enough for us to be able to understand what is going on and be able to develop the characters. As the film progresses the editing pace may pick up as the film may be telling two story-lines at the same time.
Cross cutting will be used to edit together two sequences that the audience need to know are connected in some way or something maybe be happening at the same time in different locations, or a character having a flashback/reliving a memory. Cross cutting can be used to effectively create drama in a scene, for example the death of Casey in the opening scene of scream is make more dramatic by cross cutting to her parents walking up to her house nearly in time to save her.
A cutaway may be used to reveal details to the audience without detracting from the narrative or the action.
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