Editing in uder the tuscan sun

The film is largely based on two person’s conversations. The conversational scenes, just as the most of the remaining footage, use simple cut. The technique gives the viewer an impression of seamless real time as if they were watching the entire scene without disruptions. The cuts move the camera from one person to the other, so that the viewer always, or most of the time sees the person speaking up. There are multiple examples of this technique throughout the film, for instance, in the beginning scene when Frances speaks with the divorce attorney, the s

The rhythmic pattern of moving the action from one conversation to another is also worth discussing. I have had an impression that the film is based on a rhythmic pattern. First, there is a wide and long shot to introduce the viewer to the setting and place. Then, in the next cut the camera zooms in from over the shoulder onto the plane and the action, and finally a conversation or some other close up takes place. Most of the scenes develop that way even if they skip some steps or add some additional ones. For instance, in the beginning scenes when Frances is still in San Francisco, but after her divorce, the first shot shows a bridge, which is a prominent view for the San Francisco area. It probably is one of the bigger bridges in San Francisco, like the Golden Gate, or so. This gives the viewer the opportunity to create a setting and location for the subsequent images. Then the long shot is replaced by shallow focus shot with only some of the picture sharp and the rest of this blurred. An example is the scene in café where Frances talks with her lesbian friends, Patty and her partner. This is over the shoulder shot showing a little bit of Frances’s face in the blurred first plan, and sharp image of Patty and her friend in the center of the picture. As the conversation unfolds, the cuts switch between the pictures of Frances and Patty speaking up. Similar rhythmic patterns are used to show scenes taking place in Italy. For instance, when Frances is on the bus going on the gay trip, the viewer is first shown a long shot of an Italian landscape. Then, the shot is replaced with medium long shot of the bus on the road; and finally, the viewer sees a medium close up of the speaking man, the tour guide. The following cuts show an interaction between the people on the bus. The pattern of the film helps the viewer to remain focused and prepared for the next scenes and sequences. This is very important not to lose the viewer.

The discussed editing techniques present in the film Under the Tuscan Sun are well coordinated, so that the audience can easily follow the action and events. The emotional scenes are usually slower in pace to allow some extra time for the viewer to analyze the feelings. Still, the relatively short and simple cuts keep the film realistic and relatively fast paced, considering the lack of any particular action. It usually is challenging to make an emotional

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