Monday, 6 January 2014

Continuity Editing

Continuity Editing

The system of cutting used to maintain continuous and clear narrative action by following a set of rules.

The Rules: Establishing shot Shot/ reverse shot 180 º rule 30 º rule Crosscutting Match on Action Eye line.

 Establishing shot Definition: A long shot or extreme long shot that shows the relations between the important figures, objects and setting in a scene.

 Shot / reverse shot Definition: Two shots edited together that change characters, typically in a conversation style. Usually characters in one frame look left, and in the following frame look right.

 Shot-reverse-shot may not be filmed in the correct order but will be edited together afterwards. Must ensure that the right amount of shots are filmed to make the ‘shot-reverse-shot’ work.

180 º rule Definition: The angle between any two consecutive shots should not be beyond 180 º, in order to maintain relationships between people and objects in any given sequence of shots.

30 º shot example:



180 º shot example:

 


Crosscutting example:


 

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