Continuity Editing Techniques
In a group, a short film sequence was created to demonstrate the forms of continuity editing through the use of film.
Our Task:
To create a film sequence and create a plot for it. The plot involved two friends meeting up and one of them breaking the news that they were moving back to France.
This film sequence involved having:
- A Director
- A Camera Operator
- Two or more actors
- A Microphone Operator
We created a storyboard to demonstrate the different scenes throughout our film sequence. We edited our own versions of the sequence and used different shots in order to film the sequence. These shots included:
- Shot, reverse shot
- Match on Action
- 180 Degree Rule
- Eye line Match
- Point of View
Plot/Idea:
The first still displayed depicts Allegria looking down at her phone and sending a text to Diana asking her to meet, however what Diana doesn't know is that Allegria is planning to tell her that she's moving to France forever. The two friends soon meet up in school when Diana wonders what's wrong with Allegria. Soon after Allegria breaks the news, the two friends part their ways.
Characters:
Allegria Luyindula
Diana Adriano
Techniques:
When filming, my group used a lot of techniques in our film sequence. Below I shall be explaining the following that we embedded into our sequence.
Shot, reverse shot:
In our sequence, we filmed Allegria and Diana's conversation using shot, reverse shot. This consisted of filming one person speak at a time and then recording them each time. Shot, reverse shot could be recorded on separate days and it would create the illusion that the two characters are talking to each other face to face, when in reality they could be facing another way and could just give the impression that they were facing each other due to the shot, reverse shot. Shown below is an example of a shot, reverse shot.
Match on Action:
We used match on action in our sequence as we see Diana walking up the stairs to turn the corner. We later film Diana opening a door to walk through and sit next to Allegria. The camera was paused right before Diana actually walked through the door and later resumed play as she was filmed from inside of the room instead and she was shown walking through the door on the other side.
180 Degree Rule:
The 180 degree rule is special as it isn't allowed to be broken. We used this technique in our sequence to film around Diana and Allegria half way.
Eye Line Match:
Eye line match demonstrated in the film sequence shows Allegria and Diana's conversation from the angle of their eyesight. For example, Allegria was filmed speaking to Diana and the camera was angled at a certain position to present that she was talking directly to Diana. Afterwards this was filmed directly the same way with Diana speaking to Allegria.
Point of View:This technique was used to portrayAllegria's story as well as Diana's. Here is an example of a point of view.
Final Product
Shown below is the final product of our film sequence.
