The technique of film editing (1958)

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Title:
The technique of film editing
Date:
1958
Publisher:
London : Focal Press
Volume:
The technique of film editing
Leaf #:
000228
Language:
English
Collection:
Books
Format:
Books
Contributor:
Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum
Sponsor:
Media History Digital Library
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Date Added:
September 05, 2024
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Figure 6. A cut from / to Ha maintains the same direction of view ; a cut from / to lib reverses it and is confusing. in and out of frame, a similar consistency in the direction of their movements must be preserved. Figure 6 shows an example. If the actor walks out of frame to the right, it will be perfectly acceptable if he enters the next shot from the left : i.e., if we cut from / to Ha. On the other hand, to cut to lib would not be acceptable because it would imply that the actor instantaneously and without reason turned through 180 degrees. If, owing to the demands of the story, it is desired that the actor should turn around in the course of his walk, then the moment at which he turns must be shown (or in some way implied). Figure 7 illustrates the point. In a he is walking from left to right and out of frame ; in b we see that he turns back ; and in c we are therefore prepared to see him re-enter frame from the right. To leave shot b out, however, would confuse the spectator because he would not expect to see the action travelling right to left, and would be surprised to see the actor re-enter from the right hand side. All these simple rules are to be taken with a certain amount of caution. In the normal way, it is almost certainly better to cut the scenes as we have indicated, but, as we shall see later, there may be 224