FS101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: 180-Degree Rule, Eyeline Match
Document Summary
Editing: the joining toghther of two or more shots. Shots: an uninterrupted sequence of frames exposed by a motion picture or video camera between the time it is turned on and turned off: types of transitions. Wipe: boundary line moves across screen. Iris in/iris out: circular mass opens up to reveal new image, relations between shots: graphic, rhythmic, spatial, temporal. Graphic graphic qualities : graphic match (similarity between one scene and the next) sujjesting narrative things, graphic discontinuity. The meaning of a shot is determined not only by the material content of the shot but also by its association with the preceding and succeeding shots. Succribing meaning/feeling to the shot by juxtaposing 2 shots (ascribe meaning: creative geography. Editing to suggest that two locations exist in a continuous space. Vast time, story: crosscutting / parallel editing. Two events are occurring simultaneously: temporal expansion. Same story event multiple camera angles/setups: continuity editing.
