April 16
Editing
Two Cuts.. need a bridge of..
action
similarity
expectation
dialogue
audio
but wait, there's more: orientation
180° rule
all camera shots are taken on the same side of the subject
Very important in war scenes...so that way the french don't appear to be attacking themselves.
Make since or break since
Put yourself in the head of the viewer: have you given them enough information for the clips to make since?
IDEA:
Conversation cut together where two ppl sit on the same side of the table, but the 180 rule is broken, so it is edited like they are looking at each other across the table.
"There's probably going to be a commercial...maybe we'll learn something from it!" - E Bowen
A frame matters;
