(Originally Posted in April '16)

With any luck, you are making great progress on your drafts analyzing director Tim Burton. I'm sure that many of you are focused on lighting, sound, and a few camera movements. Very few, I imagine, are looking at editing. The truth is that editing is hard, but you could find some important information in there if you want to mention editing in your analysis.

If you are struggling with editing, I just found a pretty excellent video essay about long takes. These are extended scenes where the camera does not cut, but instead follows the action throughout the scene. While Tim Burton may not use many of these, this video includes a great discussion on the importance of a cut.

There is a brief curse word toward the beginning, but the quality of the video is merits the one swear. If you have sensitive ears, you can skip this one.