This document discusses various editing techniques used in filmmaking. It describes continuity editing, shot/reverse shot editing, eye line matching, cross cutting, the 180 degree rule, and discontinuity editing. It also discusses transitions between scenes, noting that the usual conventions are to use fades to black at the end of scenes and fades from black at the beginning of scenes. Dissolves and wipes are typically used to indicate the passing of time between scenes.
2. EDITING
• After the completion of filming the final stage is editing,
the selection and piecing together of shots to form the
completed film. A range of choices can be made when
editing a film.
• Continuity editing
• Shot/Reverse Shot editing
• Eye – line match
• Cross cutting
• The 180 Degree Rule
• Discontinuity editing – Montage and Freeze Frame
• Transitions
3. EDITING
• Continuity editing: this form of editing is mostly
employed in Hollywood films. Action flows
smoothly from one frame to another and the
audience simply follows the dialogue.
• Shot/reverse shot: this form of shot is deployed
during conversations. The shots themselves are
often over the shoulder shots in which we see
part of the back of one person’s head and
shoulder and the front of the other person talking
to them.
4. EDITING
• Eye – line match: any interaction between
characters require an eye-line match. The
direction of a character’s gaze needs to be
matched to the position of the object they are
looking at.
• Cross – cutting: this is commonly used for
building suspense. It consists of editing together
shots of events in different locations which are
expected eventually to coincide with each other.
• 180 degree rule - handout
5. EDITING
• Discontinuity editing: in this form of
editing there is no smooth flow to the
shots edited together; there is a disruption
from one shot to the next. Meaning is
produced by the way the shots are linked
and interact with each together.
6. TRANSITIONS
• If scenes were edited straight up against
each other, then the narrative could be
confusing. The usual convention is to use
transitions.
• The usual convention is to use a fade to
black to end a scene & a fade from black
to end a scene.
• Dissolves and wipes are usually used to
indicate the passing of time.
7. TRANSITIONS
• If scenes were edited straight up against
each other, then the narrative could be
confusing. The usual convention is to use
transitions.
• The usual convention is to use a fade to
black to end a scene & a fade from black
to end a scene.
• Dissolves and wipes are usually used to
indicate the passing of time.