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Chinatown
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1974, Roman Polanski
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Continuity Editing
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The purpose of continuity editing is to smooth over the inherent discontinuity of the editing process and to establish a logical coherence between shots.
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Kuleshov Effect
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(the cutting and editing of film and the juxtaposing of the images) was the most important aspect of filmmaking.
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Axis of Action
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The 180 degree rule, basic guideline in film making that states two characters in the same scene should always have the same left/right relationship to each other
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Shot Reverse Shot
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one character is shown looking at another character (often off-screen), and then the other character is shown looking "back" at the first character. Since the characters are shown facing in opposite directions, the viewer assumes that they are looking at each other.
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Eye-line match
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A term used to point to the continuity editing practice ensuring the logic of the look or gaze. In other words, eyeline matching is based on the belief in mainstream cinema that when a character looks into off-screen space the spectator expects to see what he or she is looking at. Thus there will be a cut to show what is being looked at:
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Jump Cut
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Cut where there is no match between the 2 spliced shots
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Point-of-view Shot
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A short film clip that shows what the character is looking at
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Rhythm
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The variation of the length and accentuation of a series of sounds of other events
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Diegetic vs. Non-Digetic
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Diegetic: if it is part of the narrative sphere of the film. Non-diegetic, if music plays in the background but cannot be heard by the characters
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Shock Cut
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A cut in a movie that juxtaposes two radically different scenes in order to shock the viewer
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Whip Pan
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The camera moves sideways so quickly that the picture blurs into indistinct streaks
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Montage
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Simply put, Editing
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The Piano
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1993, Jane Campion
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The Player
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1992, Robert Altman
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