Film Art 9th Edition by David Bordwell,Kristin Thompson

Exercise 25

[Show, two or three times, a short conversation scene involving two or three characters that makes use of analytical editing, the 180-degree rule, and other principles of mainstream continuity editing.] Cite at least three techniques of continuity editing that can be found in this scene. What purposes are fulfilled by the devices you have singled out? [You might make this a longer, comparative essay question by showing a second clip of about the same length but from a film made using editing techniques different from those of Hollywood. In that case, the same question could be used, but add "Describe at least three ways in which the editing in the second scene departs from the continuity tradition."]