6. Shot, Scene and Sequence
A Shot usually refers to the cameraman
shooting one length of continuous
(unedited) action.
Ex. The Great Train Robbery (1903)
Dir. Edwin S. Porter
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iqu8JmjiSdE
13. Sequence
A sequence can be divided into one or more scenes.
Q1: How many sequences can you identify from the first 4 scenes in
The Great Train Robbery?
Q2: Putting together the 4 scenes, what effect(s) do you think that
Dir. Porter achieved to build for his film story and for his audience?
14. I. Types of Shot
II. Editing
III. Camera Angle
IV. Music
V. Lighting
VI. Other
Works Cited
O'Connell, Daniel. Film Terminology Website. 2012 Film and Media Studies Department, Colgate
University. Fall 2011. https://sites.google.com/a/colgate.edu/fmst-terminology.
The Columbia Film Language Glossary. 2015 The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New
York. https://filmglossary.ccnmtl.columbia.edu/term.