Understanding Continuity Editing
To begin with what it continuity editing? Well continuity editing is what has became known as the modern day and the most popular classical Hollywood style editing. The history of continuity started of by being developed by the early European and American directors, an example of this is shown in DW Griffith film named The Birth Of a Nation. In order to make this type of editing successful you would need to think about the specific techniques that can be used as well as thinking why is it important, well continuity editing is important because it helps maintain realistic time and helps give a feeling that time is moving forward.
Next up are the techniques that can be used in continuity editing, these techniques include match on-action, eye-line match, shot reverse shot and the 180 degree rule.
First up is the match on-action technique, this is where you can link two shots together when the character is doing an action. An example of this would be where the character is walking to a door and then the other shot is him/her walking in the door. This means that this technique would have to be filmed twice.
Next is eye-line, this is where you can also link two shots together in order to see the character doing something, but then the clip has been changed to a point of view to show the viewers what the character is looking at. This allows them to gain an insight of what it is like to be the character. They would use this technique in order to make between each shot look better than it already did.
Thirdly we have shot reverse shot which consists of two shots, the first shot will reveal one character and then the other will reveal the other character, this type of shot is normally used in a conversation. They would use this in a conversation to show a conversation is flowing smoothly as well as to show who is speaking to let the audience know.
Finally we have the 180 degree rule, this type of rule is a basic guide line in order to make films successful. This rule allows two or more character to stick to the position that they are in for when the recording begins, if the camera was to pass this line it is called crossing the line. In some films the directors would make the actors break the 180 degree in order to express how someone may feel or there might be a reason to why they have done this.
Next up are the techniques that can be used in continuity editing, these techniques include match on-action, eye-line match, shot reverse shot and the 180 degree rule.
First up is the match on-action technique, this is where you can link two shots together when the character is doing an action. An example of this would be where the character is walking to a door and then the other shot is him/her walking in the door. This means that this technique would have to be filmed twice.
Next is eye-line, this is where you can also link two shots together in order to see the character doing something, but then the clip has been changed to a point of view to show the viewers what the character is looking at. This allows them to gain an insight of what it is like to be the character. They would use this technique in order to make between each shot look better than it already did.
Thirdly we have shot reverse shot which consists of two shots, the first shot will reveal one character and then the other will reveal the other character, this type of shot is normally used in a conversation. They would use this in a conversation to show a conversation is flowing smoothly as well as to show who is speaking to let the audience know.
Finally we have the 180 degree rule, this type of rule is a basic guide line in order to make films successful. This rule allows two or more character to stick to the position that they are in for when the recording begins, if the camera was to pass this line it is called crossing the line. In some films the directors would make the actors break the 180 degree in order to express how someone may feel or there might be a reason to why they have done this.
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