The introduction to this analysis is excellent, well thought out and shows a sophisticated understanding of editing, its importance in creating meaning AND remains relevant to the question posed.
During the second paragraph you correctly analyse the sequence of shots depicting a 'new dawn' on the Frontier, and therefore America. At one point you say "Every time the camera cuts to a new shot of the landscape, the sun has risen slightly higher on the frontier; " - To ensure that you remain focused on editing as the question asks, I suggest you rephrase points like this "The sequence is constructed to reveal a new dawn on the Frontier as a series of shots are linked showing the sun rising".
The introduction to this analysis is excellent, well thought out and shows a sophisticated understanding of editing, its importance in creating meaning AND remains relevant to the question posed.
During the second paragraph you correctly analyse the sequence of shots depicting a 'new dawn' on the Frontier, and therefore America. At one point you say "Every time the camera cuts to a new shot of the landscape, the sun has risen slightly higher on the frontier; " - To ensure that you remain focused on editing as the question asks, I suggest you rephrase points like this "The sequence is constructed to reveal a new dawn on the Frontier as a series of shots are linked showing the sun rising".