Task Six - Non-Continuity

                                                     Task Six - Non-Continuity 

Non-Continuity Editing is used by many directors, they prefer to use this techniques to have many different effects towards the audience. For example to make them feel confused and interested by breaking the rules to make it look like a mistake so then it keeps the audience thinking.

jump cut:

As you can see, if you spotted the first shot she has got nothing in her hands, then suddenly she's got a mirror in her hands this is called jump cut. The director has deliberately cut the part when she takes the mirror out of her pocket, to make it look like it just appeared in her hands.

Breaking the 180 degree rule:

In the film The Shinning, there is a scene where another non-continuity technique has been used, such as breaking the 180 degree rule. This effective technique is mostly used to confuse the audience and make the actor look like he/she is confused. Its simple to know when the 180 degree rule has been broken, when two people are talking and later on that conversation they've appeared to have swap positions, this is when you know that the directors have purposely broke the 180 degree rule. 

Another example of the 180 degree being broken is from the movie Hunger games. Notice how in the first shot she walks in the room and she's in the right side of the room, then in the second shot she's on the left side of the room. The director has chosen to do this mainly because to make the actor feel confused and a bit worried because she's not used to all the new things that has been given to her. This is effective as an audience as well because if you was to look at this you would wonder why she has appeared to have changed positions, so it gets us a bit confused too.

Task Five - Continuity Editing

Task Five - Continuity Editing

Continuity Editing is used a lot throughout movies, TV shows and even adverts. This style of editing was first developed by many American directors and early Europeans. These editing skills were used a lot in many of G.W Griffith films, such as The Birth Of Nation and Intolerance.
The main techniques you need to know about is in the following:

180 Degree Rule
The 180 degree rule is basic rule that includes two characters
(or other elements) in the same scene that always should have the same right/left relationship to each other.
 if the camera over the imaginary axis connecting the two subjects, it is called crossing the line.

When using the 180 degree rule you must always film on one side of the imaginary line because if you cross the line the characters will appear as they have swapped positions.
film makers will only cross the line to show that the character(s) are confused this also effective towards the audience as well as the character(s).

Match On Action
This technique links two shots together.
So if a character was to start performing an action in one shot, the camera will then cut and start filming in a different angle to complete the second shot. This technique avoids pauses between scenes and helps it look like one natural shot, even thou the actor performed it twice.










Shot Reverse Shot
This technique links two shots together.
usually this technique would be used when two actors are communicating, the first shot shows one character and the second shot shows the second character. This allows the audience to understand that the characters and interacting.









Eye-Line Match
This technique links two shots together.
we as an audience are able to see what the character is looking at.
when a character is looking at something off screen, then we cut to a shot of the thing that the character is looking at this allows us to experience an event in the film just as the character is experiencing it.









All of these techniques are important in Continuity Editing.
Continuity Editing it self is important, it helps retain sense of realistic chronology, also lets you feel that time is moving forward.
It doesn't mean your not able to use any flashbacks or
flash forwards, as long as the narrative will still be seen in a progressive and realistic way.                                                                                                                                                           

Continuity Editing video                                                                                                                                                                                          

This video above is what me and my group did for our continuity editing. We managed to use all the techniques without to much errors. we tried not to break the 180 Degree Rule as the characters was talking so then it makes it look professional. Also we did a Eye-line Match when I had a quick drink from my bottle and at the same time we used a point of view shot to show that I was looking directly at the bottle. Furthermore we used the Match On Action as Babajide walked through the door which made it look like one natural shot. Finally as our last technique we use the Shot, Reverse
Shot when me, Ronaldo, Babajide and Usman was all communicating and we done two shots of our face's to show that we was interacting.