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Film Topics: Editing

Film Topics: Editing. Mr. Skaar ALHS Film Studies. Introduction. Physically, editing is joining one strip of film (shot) with another Shots are joined into scenes. Editing connects one shot with another, one scene with another. Editing is the “Syntax” of cinema. Topics of Discussion.

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Film Topics: Editing

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  1. Film Topics: Editing Mr. Skaar ALHS Film Studies

  2. Introduction • Physically, editing is joining one strip of film (shot) with another • Shots are joined into scenes. • Editing connects one shot with another, one scene with another. • Editing is the “Syntax” of cinema.

  3. Topics of Discussion • Continuity • D.W. Griffith and Classical Cutting • Soviet Montage and the Formalist Tradition • Andre Bazin and the Tradition of Realism • Hitchcock’s North by Northwest: Storyboard Version

  4. Continuity • Early film one long shot with a single take • Cutting to Continuity: Preservation of the fluidity of an event without literally showing all of it. • Establishing Shot • Jump Cut • Reestablishing Shot

  5. D.W. Griffith and Classical Cutting Classical Cutting: Editing for dramatic intensity and emotional emphasis rather than for purely physical reasons • Use of long, medium, and close-up shots • Reaction Shot • Opposed to Master Shot or Sequence Shot

  6. D.W. Griffith and Classical Cutting Classical Cutting: Terms • First Cut • Final Cut • Cover Shots • 180 Degree Rule • Reverse Angle • Parallel Editing (Cross-Cutting) • Flash-Back, Flash-Forward

  7. Soviet Montage and the Formalist Tradition Montage: The theoretical premises for thematic editing (Sergei Eisenstein) • Psychological theories of Pavlov • Use of cutting for symbolic purposes • Expressionism • Reflects dialectical tension • Manipulative

  8. Andre Bazin and the Tradition of Realism Realism: The belief that film presents its own interpretation • Personalism: The viewer should provide their own interpretation • Devices • Deep-Focus • Widescreen • Synchronized Sound • Sequence Shot

  9. Hitchcock’s Storyboard Method • Every scene preplanned with detailed drawings • Film maker (editor) films and composes the film from those shots as a composer of music. • Nothing left to chance.

  10. Additional Terms

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