Stephen King's “It”: 10 Things The Remake Must Get Right
5. Do Something Interesting With The Editing
Unique editing is a huge part of what made the 1990 adaptation of It so interesting. The edit was done by two men named David Blangsted and Robert F. Shugrue, and they managed to achieve the rare feat of essentially turning the edit into its own character.
Many of the shots in It are from peculiar angles, generally low to the floor making Pennywise look more monstrous and threatening. There's also a bunch of extreme close-ups, too, whether that be Pennywise or the reactions of his victims. Then there's the sequences in which the frame rate is increased, making for more a jerky, unnerving experience.
The It remake should take this concept even further. The film is being edited by Jason Ballantine, an Australian film editor responsible for editing Baz Luhrman's The Great Gatsby. This is encouraging because that film, for all its faults, had a distinct edit. It'd be great to see Ballantine tackle It similarly uniquely, disorientating viewers and navigating them through the novel's twisted nightmare.