Editing and Sound Paragraph: The Aviator

The editing and sound in the scene from The Aviator assists in conveying the genre suspense.  The editing throughout the scene is mostly slow, which builds suspense. For example, when the man is in the plane, there are shots of the windsock and different parts of the plane, which are held for a few seconds. Each of these shots build suspense for the audience members. Though most of the editing is at a slow pace, there are a few instances when it is fast, such as when there are shots of different controls in the plane. These shots are only held for very short periods of time each, again building suspense for the audience in a different way, as there is no clear indication of what the controls each say. Throughout the scene there is barely any music. This paired with the slow shots of the man in the plane build a lot of suspense, as it is silent causing the audience to be on the edge of their seats. Though when there is music it is very suspenseful. The editor of the film The Aviator uses slow editing extremely well to create a feeling of suspense for the audience, the lack of music used contributes to this very well.