The Continuity System Of Editing

The Continuity System is a set of rules which have evolved during film history to help audience not get confused from a shot to another shot when editing occurs. The Continuity System involves the: 180° Rule, Shot/Reverse Shot, Establishing Shot, Eye-line Match Cut and the Match Cut on Action.

180° Rule

the rule is a basic guideline within in a scene for spatial relations between two characters or a character and an object. Keeping the characters/objects on one side, it maintains the same left/right relationship to each other.

Shot/Reverse Shot

Within the scene, two characters are opposite each other and are looking at each other. This is shown through Shot/Reverse Shot, as it is a technique where there is a shot where one character is looking at the other and then the next shot is the other character looking back at the first character. From 0:50 to 1:00, there is a example of a Shot/Reverse Shot.

Establishing Shot

An Establishing Shot within a scene establishes the setting for a scene by showing spatial relationships between characters or objects. This is a example of an establishing shot from the Movie Creed.

Eye-line Match Cut

An Eye-line Match Cut within a scene is where a character on-screen is looking at someone or something off-screen, then it is followed by cut to a shot of what the character was looking at. From 1:35 to 1:45, there is a example of an Eye-line Match Cut.

Match Cut on Action
A match Cut within a scene is where a shot is cut to another shot, but the two shots are matched in the scene by the action. The action starts off in the first shot then cuts to the second shot where the action is concluded. These are some examples of Match Cut on Action from the TV Show Friends.

Analysis Of My First Continuity Task For Sean

There is no fade up so the first edit is a straight cut. The first shot is a close up, implying that the person is looking at someone or something. We then have an eye-line match cut to the next shot, which is:

A high angle, showing the objects that the person is looking at. This is a point of view shot, although actually thinking about it the shot is not at a high enough angle really to match the person's eyes. 

We then cut too: 

A match on action of the person rolling a cigarette and then a close up of the cigarette being rolled. Thinking back to it, the shot could of been shortened a little.

 

The next shot is of another person walking down a corridor. It then cuts back to the other person rolling a cigarette implying that both events are happening at the same time. This is called cross cutting. Cross cutting means that they are both happening at the same time and that they will come together.




The next shot is another match of action of the person opening the door, which is a close up of his hand on the door handle then shows the person walking through the door.

The final shots are shot/reverse shots of both people looking and talking to each other, then there is a establishing shot and then goes back to shot/reverse shots and ends with a establishing shot. 

My First Premier Pro Editing Exercise

My First Premier Pro Editing Exercise

At the beginning, we first learnt how to use the camera and know which settings it had to be on to film shots around the college. When learning how to use a DSLR camera, I learnt that the Frames Per Second (FPS), is 25 FPS and the Shutter Speed is 50 so double the Frames Per Second. I also learnt the aperture is 3.5 and the ISO needs to be below 800.             

I also learnt about the Exposure Triangle, exposure exposes the image sensor to light.





After learning the basics, we went out and shot some scenes around the college. These shots were around ten to fifteen seconds long. After filming these shots we then learnt how to use Adobe Premier Pro, Premier Pro is a video editing app. We used this app to edit our multiple shots and put them together to make a short film.

Some things I learnt about Adobe Premiere:
I learnt how to edit on Adobe Premiere, for example I now know how to add transitions and cuts to my footage. I also learnt how to do fade ups and fade downs. Also while using Adobe Premiere, I learnt how to include audio such as music.

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