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Presentation 2
Presentation 2
1960
January 1900
Mass films started being produced
Beginning of editing
1990
The peak of film editing to this day
films get better and more creative
March 1908
1976
First Animated Cartoon
The start of a new editing era
March 1937
First full-length animation
Basic principle of
editing
Shoot for editing
Select just what the story needs
Select the important action
Show something new with each edit
Vary the shot size and angle
Step between shot sizes
Use cutaways to hide jumpy edits
Use a master shot for an overview
Diagetic and
non Diagetic
sound
• There are many types of sound
that we hear in movies: diegetic
sounds come from sources within
the world of the story; non-
diegetic sounds are those not
originating from inside the scene;
background noises are those heard
outside or off to one side (without
being related to what's happening
on-screen)
Film Genres
• Action
• Romance
• Thriller
• Sports
• Comedy
• Sci-Fi
• Horror
Mis en scene
• In French this means ”the action of putting onto the
stage”
• Three examples are
• Setting
• Costumes
• And lighting
180 degree rule