HSEM 255 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Final Cut Pro, Continuity Editing, Frame Rate
22 May 2018
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List the main editing techniques when creating a film
Parallel Editing
Intercutting
Screen Directions
Side line
Cutting on the Action
Cross cutting
Dynamic Editing
How many stages are there in the editing process?
3
What are the stages in the editing process?
Editors Cut - Rough Cut
Directors Cut - Director moulds it into his version
Final Cut -
What is Non Linear Editing?
Non Linear Editing is what you've used in Final Cut Pro, where you can access any frame of film
regardless of where it is in the sequence and manipulate it
What is Parallel editing? (cross cut editing)
This is where 2 scenes are 'Cross Cut' together to make one coherent sequence
The 2 scenes cut together take place in different places and usually climax with the 2 scenes intersecting
each other
What is Cutting On the Action?
Cutting on action is when you cut from one shot to another view that matches the first shot's action.
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Although the two shots may have actually been shot hours apart from each other, cutting on action
gives the impression of continuous time when watching the edited film.
By having a subject begin an action in one shot and carry it through to completion in the next, the editor
creates a visual bridge, which distracts the viewer from noticing the cut or noticing any slight continuity
error between the two shots.
What is Dynamic Editing-cutting?
Combining a series of seemingly unrelated shots, objects, people, situations, details and characters in
juxtaposition with one another (a form of montage, opposed to continuity cutting).
What is Continuity editing / cutting?
The conventions through which the impression of an unbroken continuum of space and time is
suggested, constructing a consistent storyline out of takes made at different times.
What is the 180 Rule? (side line)
The 180 rule ensures continuity for the viewer on screen
What are Transitions?
Transitions are cuts between shots
There are 4 common ways to (transition) cut between shots.... What are they?
STRAIGHT SHOTS
Where 2 shots are cut together immediately
DISSOLVE/CROSSFADE
Where to shots fade into each other, This can be used to slow down the pace of a sequence down or to
signify a passage of time
FADE
This is where a shot fades to or from a single colour usually black or white
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Document Summary
List the main editing techniques when creating a film. Directors cut - director moulds it into his version. Non linear editing is what you"ve used in final cut pro, where you can access any frame of film regardless of where it is in the sequence and manipulate it. This is where 2 scenes are "cross cut" together to make one coherent sequence. The 2 scenes cut together take place in different places and usually climax with the 2 scenes intersecting each other. Cutting on action is when you cut from one shot to another view that matches the first shot"s action. Although the two shots may have actually been shot hours apart from each other, cutting on action gives the impression of continuous time when watching the edited film. Combining a series of seemingly unrelated shots, objects, people, situations, details and characters in juxtaposition with one another (a form of montage, opposed to continuity cutting).
