Continuity editing

Continuity editing is the predominant style of  film editor and video editing in the post production process of film making of narrative films  and television program's. The purpose of continuity editing is to smooth over the inherent discontinuity of the editing process and to establish a logical coherence between shots.

In most films, logical coherence is achieved by cutting to continuity, which emphasizes smooth transition of time and space. However, some films incorporate cutting to continuity into a more complex classical cutting technique, one which also tries to show psychological continuity of shots. The montage technique relies on symbolic association of ideas between shots rather than association of simple physical action for its continuity. 

Continuity editing can be divided into two categories: temporal continuity and spatial continuity. Within each category, specific techniques will work against a sense of continuity. In other words, techniques can cause a passage to be continuous, giving the viewer a concrete physical narration to follow, or discontinuous, causing viewer disorientation, pondering, or even subliminal interpretation or reaction, as in the montage style.

Script

BEGINNING 
Invigilator: (opens door) please sit down 
Nathan: Alright
Invigilator: have you got all your equipment? 
Nathan: yes
invigilator: Okay, you have 2 hours, you may start now 


LATER ON IN CLIP
Nathan: what the hell was that 
various screams through out

How to set up a tripod and camera

• Firstly you spread the tripod's legs and release the tensioners on the legs so the legs can be extended to the correct height for your shot, the middle column can also be loosened and raised higher.
• Adjust the pan/tilt handle to the preferred angle which is located the the back of the tripod. 
• All tripods should contain a camera plate, without a camera plate the tripod would be worthless. The camera plate attaches to the bottom of the camera. On the camera plate there is a screw which will screw into the bottom of your camera.
• Most of the panning, tilting and zoom should be done with your preferred hand as it needs to be a smooth movement instead of jolting. Practice this shots and movements before recording.
• The camera lens must be placed facing the opposite side of the panning handle. An LED screen comes out the side of the camera and can be rotated so you can see yourself if recording alone. The record button is usually red on most cameras. 
• To take down the tripod, remove the camera first and then repeat what you originally did to put it up.

Outline Ideas, shot list and script

Group: Joshua Perryman, Jack Whittikar, Max Ward

Idea 1

• 2 men meet to make a drug deal
• Dealer shows Nathan the drugs but drops them
• Sirens sound in the background
• Both panic and have a shoot out
• Dealer dies and Nathan runs off

Idea 2

• Murder scene at school
• Police investigate it and find out its worse than they first thought
• Victim was killed by someone in a rival gang who have been wanted for big crimes
• Finally find suspect within some gang members who shot at police
• Police man chases suspect who jumps over high wall to fall to his death

Idea 3

• Nathan is in a dark room watching a documentary on ghosts for his media exam
• Screens cuts off
• Windows shuts
• Lights come back on, then realises things have been moved
• Chair drops from ceiling
• Camera falls on its side
• Camera shuts off and hear screaming
• Camera comes back on and Nathan has gone

Rough Shot list

1. Establishing shot- Behind Nathan as he walks into exam
2. Long shot- In a POV of a CCTV camera watching Nathan sit down at his desk
3. Same shot as above but from a different angle
4. Mid Shot- Exam invigilator says he can start
5. Close up- invidulator leaving the room
6. Over the Shoulder shot- watching Nathan watching the clip and doing the exam
7. Long shot- in a POV of a CCTV camera of Nathan doing the exam
8. Same as above but from a different angle 
9. Long shot- laptop turns off half way through
10. Close up- of the turned off laptop
11. Close up- window shut
12. Long shot- in the POV of CCTV camera as the lights turn of viewing Nathans reaction
13. close up- another window shuts
14. Over the shoulder- Nathans reaction of the window closing
15. long shot- CCTV camera of nathans raction to the lights turning off
16. Lights then turn back on (keeping the same shot)
17. POV of Nathan looking at the chairs blocking the doors
18. Long shot- As Nathan walks towards the door, desk gets pulled over by something
19. Long shot- Nathan is panicking
20. Extreme Close up- of Nathans eye, camera then goes black