SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
Editing is the Star of Slumdog Millionaire
Directors Danny Boyle and Loveleen Tandan work in unison with Editor Chris Dickens to create a heightened sense of drama with the editing in Slumdog Millionaire. Boyle and Loveleen begin the film with cutting to continuity, intriguing viewers by watching a jump cut of scenes featuring the main character, Jamal Malik (Dev Patel) being tortured by an unknown assailant in addition to scenes as a contestant on India’s version of Who Wants to be a Millionaire. The audience is unsure of the sequence of events with the visuals onscreen. The drama unfolds with classical cutting, revealing Malik being interrogated for possibly cheating on the popular game show. As each question is asked on Millionaire, Boyle and Loveleen utilize parallel editing creating a dynamic rhythm, with flashbacks to tell the story of Malik’s childhood with an experience that relates to each question and how Malik has knowledge of the answer. With the flashback scenes, the audience learns of Malik’s desire to find his childhood love, Latika (Frieda Pinto) by being a contestant on the Millionaire game show. During the climax of the film, Boyle and Loveleen use montage portraying clips to summarize the drama onscreen while Malik runs toward Latika, visualizing their journey for the audience that the boy finally gets the girl. This intricate style of editing is cohesive to the story and enhances Boyle and Loveleen’s Academy Award winning film, Slumdog Millionaire.
Directors Danny Boyle and Loveleen Tandan work in unison with Editor Chris Dickens to create a heightened sense of drama with the editing in Slumdog Millionaire. Boyle and Loveleen begin the film with cutting to continuity, intriguing viewers by watching a jump cut of scenes featuring the main character, Jamal Malik (Dev Patel) being tortured by an unknown assailant in addition to scenes as a contestant on India’s version of Who Wants to be a Millionaire. The audience is unsure of the sequence of events with the visuals onscreen. The drama unfolds with classical cutting, revealing Malik being interrogated for possibly cheating on the popular game show. As each question is asked on Millionaire, Boyle and Loveleen utilize parallel editing creating a dynamic rhythm, with flashbacks to tell the story of Malik’s childhood with an experience that relates to each question and how Malik has knowledge of the answer. With the flashback scenes, the audience learns of Malik’s desire to find his childhood love, Latika (Frieda Pinto) by being a contestant on the Millionaire game show. During the climax of the film, Boyle and Loveleen use montage portraying clips to summarize the drama onscreen while Malik runs toward Latika, visualizing their journey for the audience that the boy finally gets the girl. This intricate style of editing is cohesive to the story and enhances Boyle and Loveleen’s Academy Award winning film, Slumdog Millionaire.
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