Editing Flashcards
The coordination of one shot with the next. In production terms, the means by which one shot is joined with another. A Shot is a continuous, unedited length of film.
Spatial Relation
Space from shot to shot in a relation of similarity, difference or development; narrative relation.
Temporal Relation
Time from shot to shot, construction of temporal order, duration and frequency; narrative relation.
Continuity Editing
Conventions of Editing developed to insure the film audience always knows:
- Where the characters are in relation to each other
- Whether we are still in the same location as the previous shot
- If not, where the new narrative location is
- Where are we in time in relation to previous shot
Shot Transition
Fade: Fades to black then fades to next image.
Dissolve: Image in shot B superimposed over image in shot A, gradually replacing it.
Cut: Instantaneous transition between shot A & B.
Invisible Editing Conventions
Establishing Shot: Orients us in the dramatic space of a scene.
Shot Breakdown: serious of shot/reverse shots, eyeline matches, match on actions that progress the dramatic sequence.
Re-establishing shot: New character enters and space of scene and characters is re-established.
180 Degree Rule
- Establishes axis of action
- Common background from shot to shot
- Constant screen direction from shot to
shot - Used to orient shot/reverse shot
Eyeline Match
Character looking in shot A; what they’re looking at in shot B.
Shot / Reverse Shot
Used to film conversations of Shot A of one character taken at an angle at one end of axis of action; shot B of the other character from the reverse angle.
Match on Action (MOA)
Action begun in shot A completed in shot B.
