THTRFLM 2FA3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Diegesis, Medium Shot, Jodie Foster
21 Apr 2016
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Todays movie contains typically between 1000-2000 shots; action is 3000. More shots and scenes can be recorded to add later in editing. Cut: provide change from one shot to another instantaneously. Fade in: lighten the shot from black. Dissolve: brief superimposition of end of shot a and start of shot b. Wipe: shot b replacing shot a moving boundary line across the screen, both images are on the screen but they"re not blurred or merged, distinctive difference between the two shots. Pudovkin (director: editing allows still images to be engineered into cinematic form. Jodie foster (actor and director: what you can do in an editing room is amazing. Four different types of shots (shown from the movie the birds: medium shot, straight-on angle, medium close-up, extreme long shot, medium close-up. Each shot represents different manipulation of time and space and array of graphic qualities.
