Shoes (1916) Editing
05:03
Here we get the first case of superimposition, layering the father laying on his bed while reading over the main character's struggling sleep. This indicates that what we are seeing is a dream, and due to her frantic nature, she is showing us that she feels uneasy. This indicates that she is unhappy with her father's situation at a deeper level than intellectual, and goes to show a later theme that poverty is not just a physical issue for the main character, but a mental one.
05:14
Now, in continuation of the superimposition, we see a large hand with the word "poverty" written on it reaching down to grab the main character. This indicates, as continued with the dream or nightmarish thoughts, that she is losing control of her life due to poverty and her father's lack of a job.
16:43
While not a direct type of editing, this emphatic framing of the main character hints at an image much like what would be conveyed with superimposition, as it creates almost two pairs of images like we saw with the example of superimposition earlier on. We are now able to see her in two perspectives; the one in the mirror, broken and looking as if a portrait or someone who will be forgotten to history, and two, her present self, as she presents more illegible. This indicates that through all of her trials and attempts at being happy, this symbolizes a solidified defeat.
Editing
05:03 - 05:03
Here we get the first case of superimposition, layering the father laying on his bed while reading over the main character's struggling sleep. This indicates that what we are seeing is a dream, and due to her frantic nature, she is showing us that she feels uneasy. This indicates that she is unhappy with her father's situation at a deeper level than intellectual, and goes to show a later theme that poverty is not just a physical issue for the main character, but a mental one.
05:14 - 05:27
Now, in continuation of the superimposition, we see a large hand with the word "poverty" written on it reaching down to grab the main character. This indicates, as continued with the dream or nightmarish thoughts, that she is losing control of her life due to poverty and her father's lack of a job.
16:43 - 16:43
While not a direct type of editing, this emphatic framing of the main character hints at an image much like what would be conveyed with superimposition, as it creates almost two pairs of images like we saw with the example of superimposition earlier on. We are now able to see her in two perspectives; the one in the mirror, broken and looking as if a portrait or someone who will be forgotten to history, and two, her present self, as she presents more illegible. This indicates that through all of her trials and attempts at being happy, this symbolizes a solidified defeat.