Active- is where the audience becomes involved in what they are watching-montage editing is used in order to create this effect.Montage Editing- shots are pieced together and don't show every single step. For example, the filming may show someone with a gun and then next shot is a person lying dead on the floor. It skips out the step of how the shooting actually happened. It is usually used to disrupt time or to control the speed of time.
This keeps the audiences active and involved as they have to decide and make judgement for themselves on how the murder happened. They are open to interpret the story line in their own ways.
Passive- The narrative is easy to follow which means the audience only needs to watch passively and everything is explained, without anything being left out. This allows the audiences to absorb all the information given to them without needing to think about it. Continuity editing is used to create this effect.
Continuity editing- shows shots done in sequence displaying everything to the end result.
