2. Establishing shot
Establishing shot allows the audience to grasp an idea of the setting of the scene and where the action
is taking place. Its also known as a very wide shot or an extreme long shot. Films that have used this
concept are ‘James bond, skyfall’, and also the ‘conjuring’ when it sets the scene of the big haunted
house. Act IV of Skyfall begins at 1:45:49 and opens with a stunning shot of Bond, with his Goldfinger
car, as a tiny figure in a huge landscape, fitting as Sky fall's primary goal is to place the Craig Bond in
context, not just in the Bond-verse but in the cultural landscape.
3. Graphic Match
Graphic match Is a cut in film editing between either two different
objects, two different spaces are graphically match which links
them metaphorically, for example a bone fading into a spaceship,.
For example in Psycho The drain becomes an eye due to its
similar shape. This happens towards the end of the scene when
Marion has fallen to the bathroom floor, the camera movement
follows the shower water draining off, the camera zooms closer of
the plug-hole, we see the water go round the plug-hole, this
scene then slowly blends into Marion’s eye, making the ending
shot a perfect chilling experience.
4. Eye Line Match
Eye line match is to show each character interacting
with each other. Its associated with continuity editing.
The audience want to see what the character is seeing
it starts with the character looking at someone or
something followed by a cut to the object or person
which he is looking at.
5. Montage Editing
Montage editing is a group of quick shots put together
in a scene to condense time. This was used in rocky. Its
also used in the ‘ karate kid’ and is also known as
manipulating diegetic time and space. A montage is
used to show the viewer what the character is going
through in a quicker process otherwise the movie
would be too long.
6. 180 Degree rule
180 degree rule is a guideline which outlines spatial
relationships between different characters. This
strategy is used in continuity editing to allow the
audience to know whose in the scene and where they
are positioned. Their is also an invisible line which
cannot be crossed. If you do cross the line the audience
will be confused as it will look like one of the
characters has switched positioned.
