I chose a sequence of the movie Run Lola Run by the German director Tom Tyker and edited by Mathilde Bonnefoy . This movie is good reference in terms of editing because shows how editing can give the force to the storytelling and the rhythm of the movie; editing makes sense in many cases without using a dialogue. 

The music plays an important part because its relationship with the images reflects the beat of the movement of the camera and the way the spectator can be awake all the time since there is not repetitive moment on the movie. According to the records documented by the Internet Movie Database (2014), Run Lola Run consists of “about 1581 transitions (edits, dissolves, fades, wipes, etc) in 71 minutes of action (i.e. excluding the credits, and pre-credits sequence).”

The construction of the time in Run Lola Run relies on the length of the shots, since the film itself is about rushing, the switch between one cut to another helps the editing style to be fast.

In Run Lola Run many editing rules are broken. For instance jump cuts are part of the director cinematic style. Other interesting tool is the separated screens that are use to enhance the sense of rhythm in different of actions, this emphasizes the importance of time in the story.

Effective editing is measured through continuity and analyzing film-editing techniques by using identified segments to understand the overall motives of the film.