Continuity
By Mia Jones
What is continuity?
Continuity is continuous action in film and tv shows.
Continuity is used in lots of things too asides from
editing such as plumbing and electronics.
Continuity is separate footage which has been edited
together to make it look like it is happening in the
moment, there will be no overlapping footage and will
look like the film or tv show has been filmed using
multiple cameras. https://youtu.be/qoaw7iTPlZc
What is the 180 degree rule?
When filming you need to imagine there is a circle and once you
are on one half of your circle you do not cross onto the other side,
hence the term 180 degree. If you cross the line your shots will not
match up, the 180 is usually used in conversation shots. You start
with an establishing shot and then you move into either mid-shot,
close up’s, or extreme close ups. You will film one person from
one side and then the other from the other side. Subject A will be
on the right and subject B will be on the left, crossing the rule will
make both the subjects be on the left or the right.
What is cross cutting
Cross cutting is when the editor cuts the footage to show two
separate things, in different places that take place at the exact same
time. Doing helps the audience link things up. For example a car
chase will be happening and the next scene will be robbers in a
bank in balaclavas and the scene after that will be the car chase
again. Two different things that take place at the same time.
Usually the two scenes will intersect with each other, so (in my
previous example) the characters from the car chase will end
meeting the bank robbers and the story will continue on from
there. Doing this also cuts down on screen time.
What is match on action?
Match on action is where the editor cuts and edits the
footage to make it look like what is happening is one flowing
continuous scene, almost as if one camera has filmed it all.
An example of this would be someone opening a door and
walking in. The first shot would be of the person standing at
the door opening it and taking a step in. The editor would
then cut to the next scene where they would already have a
foot in the room they was about to walk in to in the previous
scene, and have them continue their journey.
What is eye line
matching?
• Eye line matching is where the subject is looking in a
particular direction then the camera will show what
they are looking at. The thing they are looking at
needs to be in that direction though otherwise the
shot will not make sense. An example of this would
be a dog is looking left at a cat, then the editor will
cut to the footage of the cat.
References
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What is continuity? http://www.steves-digicams.com/knowledge-center/how-tos/film-and-videoproduction/post-production-understanding-continuity-in-editing.html#b (last accessed 08/02/16)
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What is continuity video example: https://youtu.be/qoaw7iTPlZc (last accessed 08/02/16)
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180 degree rule: http://learnaboutfilm.com/film-language/sequence/180-degree-rule/ (last
accessed 08/02/16)
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Cross cutting: http://www.elementsofcinema.com/editing/parallel-editing/ (last accessed
08/02/16)
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Match on action, published 02-28-11 : http://www.slideshare.net/joe940/match-on-action-180rule-shot-reverse-shot (last accessed 08-02-16)
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Eye line matching: http://www.springhurst.org/cinemagic/glossary_terms.htm (last accessed
08/02/16)