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EditingBy Monae Minors-Gibbs
Key terms Continuity Continuity
editing 180 degree rule Match on action Shot reverse
shot Eye-line match Cross cutting
Insert shotCutawayPaceTimeTransitionsSpecial effectsMontage editing
Continuity
Continuity = continue Makes sure things are continuous Below is an example from ‘The Matrix’ Good editing is invisible
http://youtu.be/ggFKLxAQBbc
Continuity editing
Aims to create a sense of reality and time moving forward
Allows the audience to concentrate on the narrative
Techniques/rules of continuity editing 180 degree rule Match on action Shot reverse shot Eye-line match Cross cutting or parallel editing
Continuity editing:180 degree rule
This is to establish the placement of characters
Breaking the rule, it will place the characters in a different place
http://youtu.be/BBPw9C57TuU
Continuity editing: Match on action
1 action = multiple shots Multiple cuts to show 1 action Part of invisible editing which creates a
flowhttp://youtu.be/ESq9H8ysikc
Continuity editing: Shot reverse shot
When a shot goes from shot A, shot B, shot A, shot B etc
It continuously goes back and fourth between the two shots
Often used in a conversation to see what both characters are saying
http://youtu.be/3cXqlg85-VY Another example ..http://youtu.be/QLkUHZ1qips
Continuity editing: Eye-line match
Shot A: character looking off screenShot B: what the character is looking at It makes the audience eager to see
what happens next/what the character sees
http://youtu.be/ZSFD6aIhvFI
Continuity editing: Cross cutting
Technique of continuously altering 2 or more scenes that often happen at the same time but different locations
http://youtu.be/OD0h7WcgJ5w Scene A) interrogation scene B) car
approaching
A AB B
Continuity editing video
Here is a summary of continuity with example from a film
http://youtu.be/8xauSCz1mEk
Insert shot
An insert is a shot of part scene as filmed from different angle and/or focal length from the master shot (original/establishing shot)
Example - CLOSE-UP of the gunfighter- INSERT of his hand quivering above the
holster
Cutaway
A cutaway is video scene that cuts away to relevant images or footage
Often used in documentaries or in film when a piece of information is needed to show the audience
Pace Slow pace- to keep the audience
calm/still, little number of shots http://youtu.be/t1JsC1ur2X8 Medium pace- to make the audience
comfortable/normal, average number of shots which could show realism
http://youtu.be/6hxOoM0-NJI Fast pace- intense/exciting/thrilling, lots
of cuts http://youtu.be/pZZ60jrw6cg
Time
Types of time: Story time- time of the
event Discourse time- time
taken to narrate the event Summary- discourse
shorter than the story Ellipsis- establishing
discourse time rather than the story
Scene- story and discourse time are equal (realism)
Stretch- discourse is longer than story
Flash back- thought or memory in the past (non linear narrative)
Flash forward- audience are shown the future scenes or events
Things are shown that is important so the audience will not see the less important things
Transitions Straight cutting- to show realism, in
conversation Graphic match- when 2 shots match
graphically, often overlap the transition http://youtu.be/_HG5kPlxzeU
Overlap/dissolve- makes a softer transition, to show time passing http://youtu.be/HK6zGWox6S0
Wipe- often shown to show new day/scene Fade in/out- fade to black (fade out), fade in
starting from black to normal http://youtu.be/F0_2ZFdB6Hk
Flash- like ‘fade in’ but the scene is white
Special effects
B&W- often used to show memory or time period
Contrast- alter the lighting
Colour- add a colour filter to show specific mood
Animation- title of shows or cartoons
CGI- computer generated images (e.g. Avatar)
Fast forward/slow motion- speeding up http://youtu.be/ZIK4Uf9NhJA or slowing down footage http://youtu.be/4QrlPmK4B94
Ghost trail- see multiple actions (overlapped) to show someone drunk or on drugs http://youtu.be/Z5xkFN-pOJc
Blur- to show un-clarity memory
Montage editing
Series of montage which is a series of shots that are not in sequential order, continuous or relate to each other
http://youtu.be/2HAUmII_hcg