Editing is very important to the realism of a film. A lot of editing will make you think about that the many takes the shot needed sometimes. Long shots can make an audience feel as if they're in the universe that the film creates. It all depends on how it's used. Editing can be used to insert a stunt man on for your leading actor or piece together a scene from different takes. It's important that the editing of a film helps to create a sense of continuity. 180 shots help show where characters are positioned. Point-of-view shots show where a character is looking. Flashbacks and flash forwards are visual ways is portraying the literal terms of the name. Films can also be edited to music, with a few scenes in Pulp Fiction starting when a song begins and ending when the song ends. Editing also includes switching scenes. Famous examples include the match cut in Lawrence of Arabia, the bone to 2001: A Space Odyssey, and the wipes used in Star Wars.
