During the phone call sequence. cross-cuts will be used between the conversation of Michael and the person who picked up the phone.
Quick jump-cuts will be used when Michael is searching through drawers for his knife and cleaved. These fast cuts intersect with the loud distorted sounds of the clock and people outside. Furthermore, the use of jump-cuts will add a sense of urgency to the scene, which perfectly fits Michael's itching desire to cast his revenge on Roberto.
I’ll also be using jump cuts/ a montage to show a lot of time has passed since he’s been looking for his weapons. It will jump between him pacing around his living room to then moments of him searching drawers and closets.
I'm going to use a dissolve when Michael has a flashback to the 1960s in which he was beaten up by Roberto. The dissolve helps show that we are seeing an event from the past. Furthermore, the use of a flashback pays homage to the Media Res narrative technique which I'm going to use, as it provides an explanation to why he wants revenge.
The dissolve will be used again when the flashback sequence ends, and comes back to reality. As the flashback ends, the dissolve will be used to then show that everything is back in colour, representing present day.
To show time has passed, the scene will dissolve into a night time as he waits for Roberto.
I used this video for inspiration and to help me decide which editing techniques would be appropriate for my short-film:
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