Film Studies 1022 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: French New Wave, Cahiers Du Cinéma, Luc Besson
25 Jan 2017
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Week 10 discontinuity editing: rules were made to be broken . Gives the impression of a natural diegesis, wherein the unity of time and space unfolds clearly and coherently before our eyes. Editing techniques are invisible seamless editing serves the narrative progression. Narrative economy: maximum coherence, control, conventions equals minimum conscious effort on part of spectator to make sense of what is on screen. Encourages a certain passivity on part of spectator to sit back and enjoy. Unnatural diegesis, wherein the unity of space and time is interrupted by the artifice and artfulness of filmmaking. Editing techniques are highly visible in your face editing serves the form of the film. Narrative economy: minimum/different coherence, control, conventions equals maximum conscious effort on part of spectator to put everything together editing discontinuities force the viewer to work out the implicit meanings. Encourages a certain activity on part of filmmaker we are asked, as by the soviet filmmakers, to analyze.
