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Chapter 13 - Video Production

Terms in this set (15)

Combine
- one of the four basic principles
- the simplest kind of editing is combining program portions
Condense
- One of the four basic principles
- used to reduce the overall length of the program or program portion
Correct
- one of the four basic principles
- editing to fix production mistakes
Build
- one of the four basic principles
- when you build a great show from various shots
Continuity editing
- means creating seamless transitions from one event detail to the next so that the story flow even if a lot of information is removed.
Mental Map
- apart of continuity editing
- the readers create a mental map of where things are and what direction they move on and off camera.
Vectors
- apart of continuity editing
- directional forces that lead our eyes from one point to another on the screen and even off it.
On- and off- screen positions
- apart of continuity editing
- off screen map helps preserve visual continuity and ultimately stabilize the environment.
- our mental map is disturbed if people on screen change position once there is a cut.
Cutting on Action
- apart of continuity editing
- always try to cut on action rather than right before or after
- this creates a much smoother transition
Vector Line
the navigation device that helps maintain on-screen positions and motion continuity
cutaway
usually used between two shots that don't create good continuity
cutting on action
get a live action shot rather than before or after
complexity editing
done primarily to to intensify an event and give it meaning - to help gainer better insight into the event
jump cut
when the subject jumps from screen left to right.
montage
when shots are juxtaposed and contains a lot of information in a short amount of time
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