Tuesday 19 October 2010

Jump Cut, Over-the-Shoulder-Shot, Cutaway and Point of View Shot.

A Jump Cut is an immediate transaction from one scene to the other. This film editing technique combines two sequential shots on the same subject which are taken from camera positions that vary only slightly. Generally, if the camera position changes less than 30 degrees, the difference between the two shots will not be substantial enough, and the viewer will experience the edit as a jump in the position of the subject that is jarring, and draws attention to it. This type of edit causes the subject of the shots to appear to "jump" position in a discontinuous way.

A useful website which describes the Jump cut technique consists of:



A Over-The-Shoulder-Shot is a shot of a character or an object taken over the shoulder of another character. This type of shot uses the back of the character’s shoulder and head to frame the other character or object which the camera is pointing toward.

A useful website which describes the Over the shoulder shot technique consists of:


A Cutaway is a shot of a different scene which interrupts the action of the film. It’s usually, but now always, followed by a cut back to the shot prior to this shot which helps avoid the shot looking like a jump cut.

A useful website which describes the cutaway technique consists of:




A Point Of View shot is a short scene which depicts the view that a character can see at a specific point in the film. It is usually established by being positioned between a shot of a character looking at something, and a shot showing the character's reaction, similarly to the shot reverse shot. 

A useful website which describes the point of view technique consists of:

 

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