#workshop 6

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In workshop 6, the main focus was centred on continuity editing. Continuity editing is where scenes of a film or video are constructed in a manner where the transition in a scene is consistent and smooth.

Continuity editing is where film reality is replicated in order to match the audience’s reality. In continuity editing, the film is created to ensure that the audience is able to comprehend what’s happening on the screen.

In the workshop we looked at the different types of continuity editing such as, graphic continuity, rhythmic continuity, special continuity and temporal continuity. The different types are used for various mental maps seen by that of the audience. For example, rhythmic continuity focuses on the tempo or beat depicted in the film.

Graphic Continuity

Graphic continuity editing is a transition between two shots that have a similarity in one another. In the development of the video, we focused more on graphic continuity where the camera was position when the actor was walking down the steps to exit the building. This meant that the audience would understand that the even though the actor was walking down steps, the positioning of the camera varied upon the scenes.

Rhythmic Continuity

Rhythmic continuity editing focuses more on the beat or sound in combination to the scenes. For example, in a dramatic scene of an actor hiding in a closet to make the mood more intense it could focus on the heartbeat thumping as the actor waits until the coast is clear.

Spatial Continuity

Spatial continuity editing focuses more on space of different shots. Spatial continuity editing consist of 180-degree rule, the eyeliner match, shot reverse shot, etc. For example, the 180-degree rule is where there are two or three cameras positions at shoulder length of the two actors. The transition between the two cameras focuses on whoever is talking at the given point only displaying portion of their head and the person that the actor is talking too.

Continuity Editing Video

The purpose of this exercise was to become more familiar with technical drawings and graphic layouts. Using cake was a fun and intersting way to learn and made understanding the concepts of technical drawing easier. It made the reasons for hatching and line weights simpler to understand and we developed ways to show changes in colour and material throughout the drawings. In doing the drawings by hand first, we were forced to draw the cake exactly as it was, and were not limited by our skills in AutoCAD.