Making story out of fragments Editing: Making story out of fragments
Why make a cut? Helps us move through time and space Editing vs. camera movement Change what we see: Different POV Additional information Choose Me
Two categories of editing: invisible editing/continuity (mainstream narrative) seek to hide or conceal edits emphatic editing = calls attention to itself the power of editing = Kuloshev
Continuity editing conventions match cut cutting on action change camera angle min 30 degrees focal length by at least 10mm change easy cut bet. CUs less bet. MS difficult bet. LS eye-line match POV shot jump cut
Continuity editing continued… 180o rule (action axis) crossing the line screen direction in action ellipsis entrances and exits (always shoot) cut-ins (something already in the shot) cut-aways (outside of shot, helps ellipsis) continuity of bodies, props, objects How can you cross the line? character crosses the line character’s gaze allows us to cross the line
Editing Structure and Rhythm Olympiad
Location
OUT OF THE PAST: lighting & composition
Lighting & Composition
Lighting & Composition
Space
Space
Space
Space
Blocking
Character
Character
Costume & Character
Costume & Character
Costume & Character
Blocking & Power
Blocking & Power