What is continuity editing?
It is a type of editing that is the most popular editing style to use as it maintains a continuous and clear narrative action by following a set of rules.
The key rules to this type of editing are:
Establishing - this is an important element to the film as it gives the scene a setting allowing the audience to see where the scene is beginning.
Shot reverse shot - it allows us to see two different views in the same scene to give variety.
180 degree rule - Is where you keep the camera on one side of an imaginary line called the axis for every shot in the scene. The first character will always be frames to the right of the second character, who is then always framed left of the first. Crossing the camera over the axis is called jumping the line or crossing the line.
30 degree rule -
Crosscutting -
Match on action -
Eye-line match -
Re-establishing shot -
Sticking to these rules means the narrative has structure and the shot sequences flow seamlessly into each other making it easier to watch the film.
Shot reverse shot - it allows us to see two different views in the same scene to give variety.
180 degree rule - Is where you keep the camera on one side of an imaginary line called the axis for every shot in the scene. The first character will always be frames to the right of the second character, who is then always framed left of the first. Crossing the camera over the axis is called jumping the line or crossing the line.
30 degree rule -
Crosscutting -
Match on action -
Eye-line match -
Re-establishing shot -
Sticking to these rules means the narrative has structure and the shot sequences flow seamlessly into each other making it easier to watch the film.
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