Tag: Videoessay
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Deep cuts: Cross-time editing in The Idol, Fresh and X
VIDEO-ESSAY. Film editing can usually be divided into two different approaches: Continuity and discontinuity editing. But what aesthetic possibilities exist between these very different principles, and how can an audiovisual work of art challenge this stark contrast? Alexander Kjems Christensen explores these questions in this video essay, where excerpts from Ti West’s X, Sam Levinson’s The Idol and Mimi Cave’s Fresh serve as the primary examples.