Group H - Editing

Fast paced editing is used in the fight scene between Merlin and Arthur. There are lots of cuts, and some shots are only 2 seconds long before switching to another shot. This helps emphasise the drama of what is happening, and makes the fight scene more exciting. An example of this is when Arthur throws the weapon to Merlin, and there is lots of fast paced editing which makes Merlin seem more clumsy and not as experienced as Arthur. There is slow motion editing before Arthur is about to hit Merlin. This makes Arthur seem stronger and reiterates the point that Arthur is of higher class compared to Merlin.

During the fight there is an element of subversion, because Merlin is winning although Arthur is royalty and Merlin is a servant which means this should not be happening. When Merlin is about to attack Arthur, there is a close up shot of Merlin looking at someone, it then cuts away to Gaius which indicates that that's what Merlin was looking at. He looks at Gaius with more importance, and Gaius' presence halts the subversion which is currently taking place, this is shown by Arthur striking Merlin and winning the fight.  When Gaius and Merlin enter the house Gaius seems to be telling Merlin off, this also illustrates that Gaius is an authoritative figure to Merlin, There is also a shot reverse shot (SRS) which shows intimacy between Merlin and Gaius. This is important because it illustrates to the audience that they possibly have a close relationship.