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The Classical Hollywood Style (Continuity Style/ editing (Organizes the…
The Classical Hollywood Style
Continuity Style/ editing
Organizes the spectator's attention
The audience experiences a smoothly flowing, seamless narrative
The goal is to maintain the viewer's spatial and temporal orientation
It maintain's the audiences engagement and reduces a more self - consciousness act of viewing
Establishing shots establish setting
30 degree rule ensures there are no disjunctive edits that break the immersion effect
180 degree rule ensures the line of action is consistent across edits
Dissolves used to signify temporal or spatial shifts that might otherwise be disjunctive
Storytelling Conventions
Invisible editing
Linear continuity
The 180 degree rule
Eye-line match editing
Shot/reverse- shot
Use of establishing shots
Narrative
A mystery is set up and resolved
Events have a logical chain of cause and effect
Motivations, goals and actions of key characters govern the chain of events
Classical Cinematic style focuses on creating verisimilitude
The role of the hero protagonist is central
The narrative must have closure
It privileges character identification and thereby encourages the audience to become immersed in the film narrative and forget they are watching a work of fiction
Suture theory
The look of the camera
The look of the audience watching the film
The look of the characters on screen
Elements of the classical style
Composition
Characters are the point of focus in the frame
Cinematography
Camera angles predominantly eye level to mimic real world experience
Editing
Uses motivated editing where cuts occur at logical points in action and dialogue, designed to move the spectator from image and story elements to story element
Sound
Sounds are synchronised to image, music contributes to mood and atmosphere