Introduction to Film
Key Terms--Class 2
Editing I: Classical Hollywood Cinema
Basic Terms
Editing
Frame
Shot
Scene
Diegesis (everything emanating from story world)
Classical Hollywood Cinema
Kinds of “joins”:
Fade-out & fade-in
Dissolve
Wipe
Cut (most common)
Iris in
Iris Out
Motivations for joining shots:
Graphic relations
1. graphic match
Rhythmic relations (length of shots)
Spatial relations
1. Kuleshov effect
Temporal Relations
1. elliptical editing (screen time shorter than story time):
2. overlapping editing (screen time longer than story time)
Classical Hollywood Cinema
-term applied to films made in Hollywood from 1917-1960
-relies on continuity editing (aka, invisible editing)
Goals of continuity editing:
-make editing as unobtrusive as possible so we can concentrate on narrative
-simplest and easiet film language for American audiences to understand
Common Continuity or Invisible Editing Techniques:
Invisible editing/continuity editing
Axis of action / 180 degree line
180 degree rule
screen direction
establishing shot
shot/reverse shot
reestablishing shot
eyeline match
match on action
analytical cutting (ES, S/RS, REES)
crosscutting/parallel editing
contiguity editing
montage sequence
CHC Narratives
1. Characters are causal agents
2. Narratives center around defined goal
3. Time is subordinated to plot or cause and effect
4. Motivation will always be strong and clear
5. Conclusion will have closure