Com Arts 155 1st Edition Lecture 20 Outline of Last Lecture I Dramatic Structure Review II Humor III Audience Profile IV Storyboards Outline of Current Lecture I Editing Building Blocks II Continuity Editing III Pre Production Current Lecture Editing Building Blocks The cut Most common One shot ends the next begins The dissolve Two shots slow super impose one over the other The fade in fade out From black or white or some color Spatial Continuity 180 degree rule Can shoot the scene from any angle so long as you don t cross the line that goes through the scene If you go past that line it ll get confusing Continuity Editing Continuity Editing 180 degree rule Establishing shot Head on into the action to show what is happening As the shot goes on it can move in closer 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 Shot reverse shot For example Shot over one person s shoulder in a conversation then a shot over the other person s shoulder Coverage Shooting more than you re going to need Same scene multiple shots with different angles Match on action If you want to hide the cut you make it at the moment where the person is moving or doing an action Eyeline matches Creates sense of space and can be dramatic Create allusion of special and temporal continuity Examples An Arm s Length Away 2013 Good eye line shots Makes it more intimate Friday Night Lights Breaks the 180 degree rule It s ok to break rules sometimes Stranger Than Paradise Long takes Some movement if the characters move but overall it s the camera on a tripod with a long take Leads to anticipation Set up a big scene and then let the audience discover what they want to discover It s ok to break the rules you just have to know what they are Pre Production Location scouting and approvals Scheduling Time goes by really quickly Casting Call sheet and communication Equipment check outs and tests Flag any potential problems or safety issues Shot lists and storyboards You can get close ups and master shots or extreme close ups Write in the margins of the script
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