FILM 2120 1st Edition Lecture 10Outline of Last Lecture I. Alternatives to continuity editing II. Overt violations of the system III. Alternative systems Outline of Current Lecture IV. Intensified Continuity V. Technological content VI. Sergei ErsensteinCurrent LectureA) Intensified Continuity1. Term proposed by Bordwell to describe contemporary Hollywood editing style2. Faster cutting1930s – 1950s – ASL (average shot length) is 8-11 seconds1960s – 5-8 seconds ASL1990s – 3-6 seconds à some as low as 2 seconds!Dark City – 1.8 seconds3. More close framings in dialogue scenes4. Free-ranging camera (crosses the line more frequently)5. Long takes and stable camera become a major marker of indie / art film, this is quite rarein mainstream cinema 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.- Why? Televisions came out: smaller screens=why close ups become more popular(change in media environment)6. Examples: 24 and The 25th HourB. Technological context 1. Most of film stock and equipment gone with the revolution 2. Film industry is mostly destroyed C. Sergei Ersenstein1. Most influential Russian montage
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