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| A shot that briefly interrupt the presentation of a subject to show something else Used in many ways such as to reveal what a character is thinking, show reaction maintain continuity, avoid showing sex or violence. |
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| A transition between shots in which the first shot shows a person or animal looking at something off screen and the following shot presumably shows what was being looked at from the approximate angle suggested by the previous shot. |
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| The most common transition between shots made by splicing or joining the end of one sot to the beginning of the following shot. |
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| A transition between shots in which one shot begins to fade out as the next shot fades in overlapping the first shot before replacing it. Usually used between scenes or sequences to suggest a change of setting or a later time or both. |
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| From the French monter “to assemble” a series of brief shots used to represent a condensation of subjects and time. Instead of series of consecutive scenes, film makers may use a montage convey much of the same general information and moods. |
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| The rate that the film subjects(such as events in a narrative film or information in a documentary film) are revealed or presented. The viewers sense of pace is subjective and is influenced by many aspects of the film such as editing… |
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A shot, usually of a face, that shows someone or occasionally an animal presumably reacting to an event. Used frequently in films to cue viewers how to react or to intensify viewers’ responses.
Reaction shots often follow an action or we may see it alone. |
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| A filming and editing technique in which a shot of one subject seen from one camera position alternates with a shot of second nearby subject seen from a different camera position. |
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| A transition between two shots in which an object or movement (or both) at the end of one shot, closely resembles (or is identical to) an object or movement (or both) at the beginning of next shot. |
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| Editing that alternates between two or more events often suggesting that the events are related to each other or are occurring simultaneously. Also might be used to represent events form different times or era. |
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| A section of narrative, that gives the impression of continuous action taking place in continuous time and space |
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| The amount of time represented in a films narrative or story. |
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| An unmoving motion picture or video image that looks like a still photograph, which is achieved by reprinting the same frame or two repeatedly. |
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| Editing characterized by frequent brief shots, sometimes shots less than a second long. |
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| If two actors are talking to each other then draw a line to connect the two places where they are standing and extend the line in each direction to the edges of the set. Even if there are many actors in the scene you can still draw a line connecting the two opposing sides of the action. All coverage should be shot from one side or the other of this imaginary line. The audience subconsciously forms a mental map of where the actors are located in the scene and from the first master shot will be thinking that "Mary is on the left and John is on the right". |
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| An effect usually function as a transition between shots in which the image is initially dark then a widening opening-often an oval or a circle- reveals more and more of the next image, usually until it is fully revealed. |
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| The time that elapses when, a complete film is projected. The running time of most feature film is between 80 to 120 minutes. |
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-fast cutting indicates energy
-slower, possibly calm
-editing can condense time |
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| Parallel editing can be used to achieve |
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-sense of simultaneous events
-Two or more action viewpoints
-create suspense about whether one subject achieves a goal before one subject does |
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Viewers understand the relationship between one shot and another with continuity editing
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subject to subject
subject to settings
-consecutive shots can express differences or similarities
-may be used to surprise |
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the basic unit of editing
uninterrupted action or an immobile subject during an uninterrupted passage of time |
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| a section of a narrative film that gives the impression of continuous action taking place during continuous time and space. Scene usually consists of one or more shots |
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| consecutive scenes that relate to each other |
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- the first films of 1890's consisted of one shot or a series of one shot scenes
-by the time of the birth of a nation (1915) editing was used to maintain continuity while telling complex stories
-in the 1920’s the editing of some soviet film makers conveyed a story and promoted ideas by the juxtaposition of shots |
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-helps create a feeling or a mood
-promotes continuity or disruption
-intensifies the viewers reaction
-affects viewers sense of pace
-compresses or expands time
-conveys an enormous amount of information in a short amount of time |
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| What is important to editing: |
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1.) What shots to include
2.) Most effective take
3.) Duration of shots
4.) The arrangements of shots
5.) Transitions between shots |
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