Editing Principles
. Cause – Effect
. Action Continuity
. Construction of Time
. Construction of Space
. Eye-line Matching
. Graphic Relation
Causality Principles
1. Jumping From A Car
2. The Car Is On Fire
3. An Explosion
Editing Permutations
. Multiplication Principle of Combinations we Need to Multiply to find The Total Permutations
. This is a great Opportunity to use Shorthand Factorial Notation
Continuity Edit
. It Combines Related shots into a sequence without breaking the flow of the previous shot
. It will give a sense of consistency in the story within time and the physical space
Cutaways and Inserts
. Cutaway- it takes the audience away from the main character showing a view outside of the main characters environment
. Insert- any shot with the purpose to focus the viewers attention to a specific detail within a scene. usually a close up or extreme close up
Reaction Shots
. Demonstrates how the characters within the story respond to the main issue
.Edit must include these responses to create emotion and make the messages clear
Match on Action
.Editors cuts from one shot to another and matches the action shots. The sequence has better Flow if you cut on action, instead of cutting within pauses.
Cross Cut
.Also known as parallel editing, cuts between two different scenes that are happening at the same time in different spaces.
.You can tell two simulations stories at once.
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