Continuity editing is the predominant style of film editing practiced by most Hollywood editors. The goal of continuity editing is to make the work of the editor as invisible as possible - the audience should not notice the cuts, and shots should flow together naturally. Jump to: navigation, search Film editing is the connecting of one or more shots together in a sequence. ... ...

Important rules in continuity editing are: the 180 degree rule, shot reverse shot, eyeline matching, axis of action, line of action, use of the establishing shot, and others. The 180 degree rule is a basic filmmaking technique that states that two characters (or other elements) in the same scene, should always have the same left/right relationship to each other. ... Shot reverse shot is a film technique wherein one character is shown looking (often off-screen) at another character, and then the other character is shown looking back at the first character. ... The 180 degree rule is a basic filmmaking technique that states that two characters (or other elements) in the same scene, should always have the same left/right relationship to each other. ... The 180 degree rule is a basic filmmaking technique that states that two characters (or other elements) in the same scene, should always have the same left/right relationship to each other. ... In film the establishing shot is a short referential section at the beginning of a scene indicating where the remainder of the scene takes place. ...

Relations between 2 Shots

1. Graphic
2. Rhythmic
3. Spatial
4. Temporal
   • Order
   • Frequency
   • Duration

Techniques used in Continuity Editing

• Establishing shot
• Analytical editing
• Contiguous spaces
• Eyeline match
• The 180 degree rule
• The 30 degree rule
• Non-contiguous spaces

In film the establishing shot is a short referential section at the beginning of a scene indicating where the remainder of the scene takes place. ... The 180 degree rule is a basic filmmaking technique that states that two characters (or other elements) in the same scene, should always have the same left/right relationship to each other. ...

See Also

Discontinuity editing

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