Report on Resource Describing Film Element
Report on Resources Describing Film Elements
Module 5
I researched and furled two web pages that I am sure I will use again in the future. Both sites were geared towards a glossary like style. Important film terms and their definitions were listed and explained in easy to understand terms. I chose to look up matched cut and cutaway. Ironically each editing technique are similar. They both include action sequences and how to move on to the next scene elegantly.
“In a ‘matched cut’ a familiar relationship between the shots may make the change seem smooth.” This film technique is important and must be mastered to provide continuity from scene to scene. This cut is most commonly used during a change of angle or spot size. “The cut is usually made on an action (for example, a person begins to turn towards a door in one shot; the next shot, taken from the doorway, catches him completing the turn). Because the viewer’s eye is absorbed by the action he is unlikely to notice the movement of the cut itself.” (Aber, 1)
The cutaway technique is when skipping to a busy scene such as landscaping breaks up an action sequence. This technique is considered to be a good transition into the next scene. It is considered a break up because the cutaway does not usually apply to the previous scene. “A cutaway, as the name implies, is a shot that does not focus on some detail of the shot before or after it but cuts away from the action at hand.” (Schlemowitz, 1)
“Editing Techniques.” www.aber.ac.uk/media/Documents/short/gramtv.html. 24 March 2005.
Schlemowitz, Joel. “A Glossary of Film Terms.” http://homepage.newschool.edu/~schlemoj/film_courses/glossary_of_film_terms/glossary.html#c. 24 March 2005.
Kari, I appreciate your concise explanations of the matched cut and cutaway techniques. I chose two other elements, and always get a lot of other classmates’ descriptions of elements I have not researched. I notice you gave your opinion of the resources at the beginning of your blog, which is very helpful. This is something we should all do, and I often forget to do it myself. I had previously seen your first resource (with the doll examples), and also like the fact that it explains the terms in plain English.
Cutaway shots are noticeable, but I have never noticed a matched cut, which I suppose, is the intention!
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