Film 2120 1st Edition Lecture 9Outline of Last Lecture I. Continuity editing II. Elements III. Simultaneous move Outline of Current Lecture IV. Alternatives to continuity editing V. Overt violations of the system VI. Alternative systems Current LectureA) Alternatives to continuity editing 1. Exceptions within the system2. So many variations to continuity editing 3. Example: 42nd Street; in this movie there is a performance within the film- Its different because it is purely a graphic shot, the rhythm and dance are more important - There is a overhead shotB) Overt violations of the system 1. Violating the continuity norms becomes a way of expressing creative differences within Hollywood mainstream storytelling 2. Action scenes usually don’t have continuity editing 3. Example: Breathless (Godard, 1959)- We see someone kill a cop but there is no introduction to the cop- We see a extreme close up with a gun, then the sound of the gun and a jump cut of someone (most likely the cop) falling in a bush - A lot of jump cuts 4. Example: Hard Boiled (Woo, 1992) - Sense of space contorted - Extreme close up to long shots C) Alternative systems 1. Example: Tokyo Story (Ozo, 1953) These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.- Ozo is a Japanese filmmaker who systematically violates 180 degree line, he cuts on the 180 degree line - In one scene we see two characters faced away from the camera and someone looking straight at the camera - It looks like the characters are looking at the camera instead of each
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