INTRODUCTION TO CONTINUITY EDITING

INTRODUCTION TO CONTINUITY EDITING

Match on action

The movement of a character or object is carried over from one shot to the the next shot .

Examples of match cuts when editing

Continuity editing

The rules:

1. establishing shot

2.Shot/reverse shot

3.180 rule

4.30 rule

5.crosscutting

6.match an action

7.eyeline match

8.re-estabishing shot

Graphical match

A visual element is carried over from one shot to the next shot.

The benefits:

-The narrative has structure.

-the shot sequences flow seamlessly into each other .

-it's easy to watch the film.

sound bridge

carries over a sound element from one shot to the next shot .