Editing Rhythm

Editing Rhythm is what makes a story easy to keep track of and be easy to watch and understand. When editing rhythm is used properly, the film should have a steady pace throughout the film. Rhythm in a film is mostly affected be the length of the shots being used, if the shots are just average length shots it will be an average part to the film, if the rhythm speed up causing the clips to be shorter it will represent different emotions or action. Bad rhythm in films could distract a viewer and make them lose track of the film, for example if the pace is fast but the part of the film is not important or of high action, it could confuse a viewer.

Here is an example of editing rhythm being used in a film.