Grammar Edit

Week 4

Simple Shot:
A shot containing one or more people or inanimate or animate objects.
- no lens motivation
- no camera movement
- no mounting movement -> no dolly/tracks
- a simple subject
- different shot sizes

Complex Shot:
Can contain one or more people (or things).
- camera movement
- lens movement
- no mounting movement
- a simple subject movement
- any combination of the camera, lens camera movement
- can be pan, tilt, pan & tilt

Developing Shot:
Can have one or more subjects.
- lens movement
- camera movement
- camera mounting movement
- complicated subject movement
- often doesn't need to be edited

Six elements of the edit:
- motivation
- information
- composition
- sound
- camera angle
- continuity
* content (phone right hand; expect next shot to be same)
* movement (directions)
* position (right side first shot; right side second shot)
* sound