Edited by: Joe Hutshing and Saar Klein
Almost Famous Directed by Cameron Crowe in 2000 is about a 15 year old boy who gets the opportunity to interview one of his favourite bands for Rolling Stone Magazine.
The story is told through the eyes of Writer Protagonist William Miller, and you can tell that it was edited for the audience to see his new life the way he does. Though Miller is now living a faced paced life, the cuts are short and observatory, almost omnipresent. This is to highlight his role as a journalist, being caught up in the drama whilst maintaining a professional distance.
The instances where this changes is when it comes to the women in his like i.e.: His mother Elaine (Frances McDormand) His sister Anita (Zooey Deschanel) and his love interest Penny Lane (Kate Hudson)
With them everything feels close up and claustrophobic, showing his familiarity, love and focus on these individuals. The shot lingers more than necessary on these individual.
Overall there is no real distinctive technique to the editing, though it is a heavily influenced by music piece of film, there is no cutting to the music. You could reach out on a limb and go as far to say that the smooth and easy, almost liquid form of editing is due to the undercurrent of the soft 1970's rock that is omnipresent throughout. Almost.
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