FIPR 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: A Single Shot, Multiple Exposure, Medium Shot
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When the first motion pictures were created, editing did not exist. Most early films were single shot camera placed for composition/emotional consideration. The story of film:review & concepts over time. What is the editor importance-a fundamental to filming. In 1903 edwin s. porter begins to use visual continuity. Porter also discovered that the shot was the basic building block of the film. Dancyger "the overall meaning of the story comes from the way the shots are edited together with the shirts in time or place implied by the juxtaposition of two shots. Entering a shot in midstream suggesting that time has passed. Exiting the shot before the action is complete and viewing the entirely new shot to suggest a change in location. A trip to the moon 1902- george melies illusionist who worked in theater. Pioneered double exposure when his camera jammed while filming on the streets of paris. Altering the real- how to make things look unreal.
