General Film Making Techniques:
1. Camera – for variety and continuity
i) close up range
ii) mid range
iii) long range
iv) over the shoulder shot
2. Camera Movement – to create the effect of physical movement
3. Editing – to allow selection and rejection of material
i) able to achieve required length
ii) allow removal of mistakes
iii) alter events and/or their portrayal
iv) establish style
Continuity Editing –Suture: when the audience is ‘sewn’ into the narrative
Continuity Techniques:
1. 180* rule
2. 30* rule – moving the camera between set up to avoid jumps
3. Use of shot order – distances edited together for a smooth narrative
4. Cuts and dissolves for rhythm and pace and/or time and space
5. Eye line matching
6. Matched cut
7. Match on action
8. Shot-reverse shot
9. Cross cutting – often quick, e.g. chase scenes
10. Parallel ^ (same as)
11. Significant difference in time and space
12. Edit in a parallel manner – action happens simultaneously
Transitions: used to knit clips together e.g. cuts, fades, dissolves and wipes
Non-linear editing: user able to edit in any order and re-edit any number of times
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