Pacing & Rhythm
John Carpenter Like other cinematic terms, ‘pacing’ and ‘rhythm’ are often used to mean the same thing when discussing and analyzing film, but thinking about what makes these terms distinct from each other will help us gain a deeper understanding of all the nuances and sophistication of an editor's choices in constructing a film. Pacing: Pacing refers to the speed at which the edits occur. In music, we might refer to...