Com Arts 155 1st Edition Lecture 20Outline of Last Lecture I. Dramatic Structure ReviewII. HumorIII. Audience ProfileIV. StoryboardsOutline of Current Lecture I. Editing Building BlocksII. Continuity EditingIII. Pre-ProductionCurrent LectureEditing 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 arePre-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
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