Continuity Editing (Classical Continuity)
The simple definition of 'Continuity Editing' is the way shots go together to create a seamless chain of events. However for good continuity, all of the strategies need to be looked at closely during the shooting footage. Once raw material (filming) as been created, editing techniques provide further means for binding the scenes together so the film runs easily and smoothly for the audience. Continuity editing aims to hide or at least minimize the shift from one cut to the next, and as a clear result of making the edit seems as 'transparent' as possible. This technique has several component parts and shots which I am about to talk about individually.
- Shot Reverse Shot
Is a film technique where one character is shown looking at another character and then the other character is shown looking back at the first character. Since the characters are shown facing in opposite directions, the viewer assumes that they are looking at each other.
-180 Degree Rule
The 180 degree rule is not a law, many notable filmmakers intentionally cross the line to achieve a desired effect that might support the stories narrative.
-Graphic Match
Is a cut in film editing between either two different objects, two different spaces, or two different compositions in which objects in the two shots graphically match, often helping to establish a strong continuity of action and linking the two shots metaphorically.
-Establishing Shots
An establishing shot establishes the setting of a scene. When we see a shot of the sun setting behind the exterior of a building, and then we cut to the inside of that building where our scene takes place, we have seen an establishing shot.
Montage Theory
Montage editing is a process of cutting up the whole film which is created and editing it into a screened sequence. It is sometimes used to consciously evoke subjective messages through the shots which are related in composition or movement.
A clear example of Montage editing would be when someone's life is shown by in a few minutes, using things such as fast pace and fades to make the cut run smoothly wile it skips to the next part.
In my own opinion believe both types of editing works really well and can actually go hand in hand. By this I mean both editing techniques can work well to create a good short film. When I come to editing my short film I will use both, montage and continuity because I think they both help to make the film run smoothly and makes it more enjoyable and pleasurable for the target audience watching. Significantly, I believe there is a distinctive difference between to the two, however I think they are both amazing techniques and I feel like using them both should help my film look far more professional and aid the overall outcome to appear more successful than if I didn't use any of those techniques.
Montage Theory
Montage editing is a process of cutting up the whole film which is created and editing it into a screened sequence. It is sometimes used to consciously evoke subjective messages through the shots which are related in composition or movement.
A clear example of Montage editing would be when someone's life is shown by in a few minutes, using things such as fast pace and fades to make the cut run smoothly wile it skips to the next part.
In my own opinion believe both types of editing works really well and can actually go hand in hand. By this I mean both editing techniques can work well to create a good short film. When I come to editing my short film I will use both, montage and continuity because I think they both help to make the film run smoothly and makes it more enjoyable and pleasurable for the target audience watching. Significantly, I believe there is a distinctive difference between to the two, however I think they are both amazing techniques and I feel like using them both should help my film look far more professional and aid the overall outcome to appear more successful than if I didn't use any of those techniques.
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