Continuity editing is the process of creating a smooth and seamless narrative experience for the audience. It is combining several related shots, or different components cut from a single shot, into a sequence.
Match on action is an editing technique for continuity editing in which one shot cuts to another shot portraying the action of the subject in the first shot. It creates a sense of continuity of the same action rather than matching two separate things.
180-degree rule is a filming guideline that participants in a scene should have the same left or right relationship to each other, with filming only taking place within the 180-degree angle in which this is maintained in a conversation, for example.
Shot Reverse Shot is a continuity editing technique used in conversations. A shot showing what the character is supposedly looking at either a point of view or over the shoulder shot. Then followed by a reverse angle shot of the character themselves looking at it, or the other character looking back at them. It often ties with the 180-degree rule to retain continuity.
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What I have learned
- shooting in reverse order
- having a shot list makes everything quicker
- no confusion
- the bigger the cast the harder it is to have everything under control (people talking, noisy etc.)
- the director needs to make clear instructions
- body language is also important to make the mood/message clear
- has to decide what to include and exclude
- important to try manual focus too
- always have multiple angles/shots from the same scene so you have more to work with or choose from during the editing process
- shooting in low light could affect video quality
- natural lighting could be used for shadow (made it mysterious)
- we had a tilting shot, panning shot, low angle, tracking shot, close up, medium shot, Dutch angle, over the shoulder shot and worms eye
What I have learned on FCPX
- relink files when they are missing
- create favorites using F
- divide clips into categories using keyword (cmd + K)
- create a new library
What we didn't have
- tripods
- props
- stabilizer
- mood board
- call-sheet
- microphone
