Relationship to Genre

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How do they correspond with each other?

Shots in sequences through a scene can be assembled by the editor which will often determine by the genre. For example, in a drama genre film an editor may start with a wide shot to show focus on proxemics. This is the distance between two people who have become emotionally estranged from one another.

With the dramatic beat of a certain scene being determined as maybe one of the most dramatic moments in an ensuing argument, the editor would tend to work towards this by using a medium coverage angle, shot. This will then allow the audience to experience the tension arising that the characters themselves are feeling.

However, with the action adventure genre in the film the editor may feel the need to keep altering between shots of the action and get closer coverage allowing more detail towards the actions and responses in which the characters are feeling. For example within a chase scene a vast range of shots will be used to inter cut with closer coverage of the main characters and their actions responding to the changing strategic and dynamics within the chase. 

Whereas, within a horror genre film, the director can decide to elect to stay wide on the action to then be able to isolate a vulnerable character. The editor may use a long lasting take, this therefore resisting the option of cutting to a complete new angle, lingering on the action within the same shot size to create some sense of stillness within the shoot. The relationship to the genre is clear through the conventions which are used within each genre.