Exploring Relationships Between Film Editing Techniques, Style, Narrative, and Audience Experience
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Exploring Relationships Between Film Editing Techniques, Style, Narrative, and Audience Experience

Jiahao Fan 1*
1 Heilongjiang University
*Corresponding author: fan13757598099@outlook.com
Published on 3 September 2025
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CHR Vol.77
ISSN (Print): 2753-7072
ISSN (Online): 2753-7064
ISBN (Print): 978-1-80590-347-5
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Abstract

As a core element of cinematic expression, film editing has evolved from early technical operations to an essential artistic practice, closely intertwined with film styles, narrative needs, and audience aesthetics since the birth of cinema. Against this backdrop, this study focuses on exploring the relationships between film editing techniques, style, narrative, and audience experience. The research centers on three interrelated dimensions: the influence of film styles on the selection of editing techniques, the role of editing in shaping narrative structures, and the shaping of audience experience by the artistic functions of editing. Adopting an analytical approach, it examines the artistic logic of editing techniques through these three perspectives, with support from specific film cases. The findings reveal that distinct film styles, driven by their unique artistic pursuits, determine the underlying logic for selecting editing techniques. Additionally, editing directly affects the audience’s emotional engagement and reception effects by regulating narrative rhythm and reconstructing time and space This research clarifies the mediating role of editing among "style-narrative-audience," providing a theoretical reference for film creation and interpretation.

Keywords:

Film editing, editing techniques, film style, narrative structure, audience experience

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Fan,J. (2025). Exploring Relationships Between Film Editing Techniques, Style, Narrative, and Audience Experience. Communications in Humanities Research,77,1-6.

References

[1]. Chen, X. (2020) The Development and Evolution of Editing Technology from the Perspective of Film Style. Modern Communication, 42(4), 112–117.

[2]. Eisenstein, S. (1949) Film Form: Essays in Film Theory (Leyda, J., Trans.). Harcourt Brace. (Original work published 1929)

[3]. Dancyger, K. (2014) The Technique of Film and Video Editing: History, Theory, and Practice (5th ed.). Focal Press.

[4]. Sun, P. (2024) Research on Rhythm and Emotional Expression in Film Editing Art. Video Image Research, 2024(3), 61–63.

[5]. Bordwell, D. and Thompson, K. (2016) Film Art: An Introduction (11th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education.

[6]. Murch, W. (2001) In the Blink of an Eye: A Perspective on Film Editing. Silman-James Press.

[7]. Liu, Y. (2019) A Re-exploration of Film Editing Aesthetics in the New Era. Contemporary Cinema, (1), 96–100.

[8]. Monaco, J. (2009) How to Read a Film: Movies, Media, and Beyond (4th ed.). Oxford University Press.

References

[1]. Chen, X. (2020) The Development and Evolution of Editing Technology from the Perspective of Film Style. Modern Communication, 42(4), 112–117.

[2]. Eisenstein, S. (1949) Film Form: Essays in Film Theory (Leyda, J., Trans.). Harcourt Brace. (Original work published 1929)

[3]. Dancyger, K. (2014) The Technique of Film and Video Editing: History, Theory, and Practice (5th ed.). Focal Press.

[4]. Sun, P. (2024) Research on Rhythm and Emotional Expression in Film Editing Art. Video Image Research, 2024(3), 61–63.

[5]. Bordwell, D. and Thompson, K. (2016) Film Art: An Introduction (11th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education.

[6]. Murch, W. (2001) In the Blink of an Eye: A Perspective on Film Editing. Silman-James Press.

[7]. Liu, Y. (2019) A Re-exploration of Film Editing Aesthetics in the New Era. Contemporary Cinema, (1), 96–100.

[8]. Monaco, J. (2009) How to Read a Film: Movies, Media, and Beyond (4th ed.). Oxford University Press.

Cite this article

Fan,J. (2025). Exploring Relationships Between Film Editing Techniques, Style, Narrative, and Audience Experience. Communications in Humanities Research,77,1-6.

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Volume title: Proceedings of ICADSS 2025 Symposium: Consciousness and Cognition in Language Acquisition and Literary Interpretation

ISBN: 978-1-80590-347-5(Print) / 978-1-80590-348-2(Online)
Editor: Yanhua Qin
Conference website: https://2025.icadss.org/Beijing.html
Conference date: 20 October 2025
Series: Communications in Humanities Research
Volume number: Vol.77
ISSN: 2753-7064(Print) / 2753-7072(Online)

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