Analysis of the editing in G.I. Joe - Rise of the cobras (2009)

for homework we were asked to analyse the editing in any movie clip. i decided to analyse the editing from the G.I. Joe trailer. at the very start of the clip a wash in is used to set the scene, to show us a different world. the next edit that is used is a fade out after the antagonist says "i want the warheads ready to launch in one hour" this suggests that time (one hour) has past. panning shot is used showing two of the antagonist standing side by side then the short pans behind them in a fast pace showing the back of them in a long shot looking at a giant screen. then shot then wipes out to show the audience a new scene in a different location. After about 4 seconds the shot fades to the protagonists showing us time passing and also to show us that there a different things happening at the same time. after two seconds it fades again to another location with one of the antagonists and then its fades to black for about 3 seconds. Next is a shot of people in the 'real' world just talking with people and doing their everyday stuff showing normality then there's an explosion and the shot fades for another 3 seconds. it then fades in back to where the explosion was and something strange is happening to the building and then it goes to a long shot then cuts to an Ariel view above the building. it cuts again to a mid shot of people running as the building is collapsing the cuts are coming in at a fast pace to show pandemonium and danger. As the building hits the water and water splashes up at the camera the shot fades to black moving to a different location where the protagonists are. that shot then fades after 5 seconds then fades again this shows us that time is moving on really fast. theres a voiceover of the protagonists leader telling us about what he is and they all do and then we are shown a shot of each protagonist one after the other in action each time the shot changes to a different protagonist the shot fades into each one. after the last one is shown it fades for 6 seconds then fade back in to one of the protagonists saying 'I want in.' then it fades again showing us them putting their Armour and uniform on ready to go to war with the antagonists. the shots are still fading showing us time is still moving on. a wash in shot is then used when the action between the protagonists and antagonists begin. then its fades twice when one of the protagonists leap from the top of a building to the antagonists air craft. the shots start to come in quickly and cut away's are used at a fast pace cutting to action to location etc. showing us that the battle between good and evil has begun. then an overcranking (slow motion) edit is used as two of the protagonist jump into a moving train and out the other side then the shots begin to cut away again. then eventually it fades to black for a few seconds and then fades in again to one of the protagonist. then fades back to black and the movie title appears and after about 6 seconds it fades to black. and we hear one of the antagonist say 'This has only just begun.' as she says this the shot fades back in and we see her face then it cuts away and the goes into slow motion as two of the protagonist start dodging very fast moving baby missiles which are coming to wards them.