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Explain the process of continuity editing in film and video creation.
Continuity editing is the process of combining related shots or components cut from a single shot into a sequence to direct the viewer's attention to a consistent story across time and physical location.
What is the difference between continuity editing and montage in film editing?
Continuity editing aims to direct the viewer's attention to a pre-existing consistency of story across time and physical location, while montage aims to generate new associations among shots that may be of entirely different subjects.
What are the two categories into which continuity editing can be divided?
The two categories of continuity editing are temporal continuity and spatial continuity.
Explain what an ellipsis signifies in the context of continuity editing.
An ellipsis is an apparent break in natural time continuity as it is implied in the film's story.
What is classical continuity when discussed in reference to classical Hollywood cinema?
Classical continuity refers to the traditional approach to continuity editing in classical Hollywood cinema, directing the viewer's attention to a pre-existing consistency of story across time and physical location.
Which approach aims to generate new associations among shots that can be of entirely different subjects?
Montage
What is an ellipsis in the context of continuity editing?
An apparent break in natural time continuity
What does continuity editing aim to provide the viewer with?
A concrete physical narration to follow
Which technique can cause a passage to be discontinuous, leading to viewer disorientation or subliminal interpretation?
Ellipsis
What is the contrast between montage and continuity editing?
The aim to generate new associations among shots
Test your knowledge of continuity editing, the process of combining related shots into a sequence to maintain consistency of story across time and location in film and video creation. Learn about the techniques used in feature films and the contrast with other editing approaches like montage.
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