Film Editing

December 5, 2022

For this shot, I chose to use continuity editing. In my first photo, I am looking at my parents in the dining room while the camera is behind me. However, in the second photo,

 the camera is behind my parents and facing me. Continuity editing blends two shots together to show the audience that nothing has changed except the point of view. This editing style can be useful to convey conversation between different people and make the scene easier to understand. This editing style is very preservable and the audience won't be able to tell whether two shots were filmed a couple minutes, or even months apart. To the audience, this series of shots is continuous and depicts a normal conversation from different points of view. Continuity editing is one of the most popular editing techniques in film, and it is in almost every film. For example, in Mean Girls, Regina and Cady are sitting at lunch and talking quickly. When Regina starts talking, the camera pans behind Cady’s head and it is focused on Regina. When Cady answers, the camera goes behind Regina’s head and is now focused on Cady. With this simple conversation and camera movement, the viewer perceives a sense of cohesion along the cuts. In my film, I am going to include a lot of continuity among shorter shots to create a string of events. By using this editing technique, you can fit more smaller cuts rather than fewer longer cuts. This is a very efficient way of editing.