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Edward Bowen

Lecture Four - The Technical Dimension

Intershot Communication

Technology of Motion PicturesIntershot Communication – • Any variable that takes place between shots; the

relation of one shot to the next, or many shots to each other. Editing.


relation of one shot to the next, or many shots to each other. Editing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GdYMEvbje8


relation of one shot to the next, or many shots to each other. Editing. “All That Jazz”

Technology of Motion PicturesIntershot Communication – Building Blocks • Frame – The individual sequential images that make

up motion pictures; a single photograph on a strip of film.

Technology of Motion PicturesIntershot Communication – Building Blocks • Frame – The individual sequential images that make

up motion pictures; a single photograph on a strip of film.

• Dailies – The raw unedited footage shot in a single day.

• Take – The result of one operation of the motion picture or video camera; footage created between “roll camera” and “cut.”

Technology of Motion PicturesIntershot Communication – Building Blocks

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1Q1EH3wBl8

Technology of Motion PicturesIntershot Communication – Building Blocks • Shot – In the final edited film, the continuous and

uninterrupted material between editing transitions.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpa4WUw74XE 22:42

Technology of Motion PicturesIntershot Communication – Punctuation and Transitions• Transition – The technique used to connect two shots

together.


together.• Cut - The direct connection of the two shots.

Nothing comes between. One shot ends and the other begins. (Straight cut)

Technology of Motion PicturesIntershot Communication – Punctuation and Transitions• Cut


together.• Cut - The direct connection of the two shots.

Nothing comes between. One shot ends and the other begins. (Straight cut)

• Soft Cut - One that does not call attention to itself. You may not even notice that the shot has changed. (Cutting on action, continuity, matched action, motivated cutting). “Casablanca” “Singin’ in the Rain”


together.• Cut - The direct connection of the two shots. Nothing comes

between. One shot ends and the other begins. (Straight cut)• Soft Cut - One that does not call attention to itself. You may

not even notice that the shot has changed. (Cutting on action, continuity, matched action, motivated cutting). “Casablanca” “Singin’ in the Rain”

• Hard Cut - One that calls attention to itself. You notice that the image has changed. Bam! (abrupt, abrasive, discontinuous). Panic on the Beach “Jaws,” Shower Scene “Psycho,” “Battleship Potemkin”


together.• Cut - The direct connection of the two shots. Nothing comes

between. One shot ends and the other begins. (Straight cut)• Soft Cut - One that does not call attention to itself. You may

not even notice that the shot has changed. (Cutting on action, continuity, matched action, motivated cutting).

• Hard Cut - One that calls attention to itself. You notice that the image has changed. Bam! (Discontinuity)

• Jump Cut – A hard cut that creates a displacement in time and space. Disjointed.

Technology of Motion PicturesIntershot Communication – Punctuation and Transitions• Jump Cut – A hard cut that creates a displacement in

time and space. Disjointed.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0nM4-oYEGU

Technology of Motion PicturesIntershot Communication – Punctuation and Transitions• Fade - A fade-out is the image in a shot going dark.

A fade-in is a dark screen brightening into a clear image. Traditionally used to suggest changes in time and place. “Casablanca”

Technology of Motion PicturesIntershot Communication – Punctuation and Transitions• Fade - A fade-out is the image in a shot going dark.

A fade-in is a dark screen brightening into a clear image. Traditionally used to suggest changes in time and place.

• Dissolve - An overlapping transition between two shots in which for a period of time both shots are seen. That is, there is a double image or superimposition of the two shots as one fades out and another fades in overtop.

Technology of Motion PicturesIntershot Communication – Punctuation and Transitions• Dissolve

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFrVnOM23Sc

Technology of Motion PicturesIntershot Communication – Building Blocks • Shot – In the final edited film, the continuous and

uninterrupted material between editing transitions.• Scene - The smallest narrative unit of time, place,

action. The action in a single location and continuous time. Unity of time and place.

• The last scene at the airport in “Casablanca.”• The party scene in “Singin’ in the Rain.”• The beach scene when the Kitner boy is killed in

“Jaws.”

Technology of Motion PicturesIntershot Communication – Building Blocks • Sequence – a) A series of scenes which comprise a distinct

narrative unit, usually connected either by unity of action, theme, location or time;

• b) events that take place in various locations in continuous time, or in various times in a consistent location.

• Rescue scene from “Birth of a Nation”• Paris flashback from “Casablanca”• Gotta Dance from “Singin’ in the Rain”• Training from “Rocky”• Promenade (Tourists on the Menu) from “Jaws”• Heist from “Ocean’s Eleven”• The Three Level Shared Dream from “Inception”

Technology of Motion PicturesIntershot Communication – Concepts• Editing - The process of joining all of the bits of film

together to constitute the completed motion picture.


together to constitute the completed motion picture.• Montage – The art of creating emotional or narrative

impact through editing.


together to constitute the completed motion picture.• Montage – The art of creating emotional or narrative

impact through editing; the whole being more than the sum of the parts.

• The Odessa Steps in “The Battleship Potemkin”• Watching the Neighbors in “Rear Window”• The Shower Scene in “Psycho”• Panic on the Beach in “Jaws”

Technology of Motion PicturesIntershot Communication – Concepts• Cutting within a scene (“innercutting,” “intracutting,”

intercutting) - The process of using cut-ins to develop the narrative within a scene; cutting between details within a scene.

http://www.tcm.com/mediaroom/video/80550/Casablanca-video-clip-Capt-Renault-makes-a-wager-with-Rick-.html

Technology of Motion PicturesIntershot Communication – Concepts• Cutting within a scene (“innercutting,” “intracutting,”

intercutting) - The process of cutting between angles, views and details within a scene to develop the scene’s narrative.

Technology of Motion PicturesIntershot Communication – Concepts• Cutting within a scene• “Requiem for a Dream” (2000)

Technology of Motion PicturesIntershot Communication – Concepts• Crosscutting (Intercutting). Cutting back and forth

between two different locations or among several different locations (often in parallel or simultaneous action), or times, or dream dimensions.

• The Rescue from “Birth of a Nation”• The Baptism from “The Godfather”• The Three Level Shared Dream from “Inception”

Technology of Motion PicturesIntershot Communication – Concepts• Flashcutting. Using cuts that are so brief that they

are barely perceptible to the human eye. Sometimes called subliminal cutting when used to establish a psychological subtext. “The Exorcist”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TD0RJ_iuBPo

Technology of Motion PicturesIntershot Communication – Concepts• “The Cutting Edge – The Magic of Movie Editing”

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straight cut

soft cut

editing transitions

rain hard cut

transitions fade

transitions dissolve

matched action

clear image