Continuity (BLK)

 

Continuity Techniques:

We used the 180° rule by staying to the left side of the character from the first shot focusing on the left of the character, through to the over the shoulder shot. This creates continuity as it doesn't confuse the audience about the character's positioning and direction.

The shot order smoothly demonstrates the narrative by beginning with an establishing shot (extreme long shot) and moving closer to a mid long shot and then even closer to a mid shot followed by an over-the-shoulder view of the watch. The viewing of the watch demonstrates a match cut of her raising her arm and looking at the watch from the character's point of view. We also used a match on action between shot two and three where Georgie continues to saw despite the change of camera positioning.

 

However, this change in camera positioning does not abide by the 30° rule. This makes the two shots too similar and creates confusion for the audience, making this scene uneasy to watch. If we abided by this rule, the continuity of the sequence would be much improved.



 

 



Trainspotting

 

The sequence starts with the low angle view of Renton's feet running, followed by a mid shot of him running towards the camera. This clearly portrays the fact that the character is running and demonstrates the narrative.

The shots vary in framing in order to make it run clearly. For example, the mid shot cuts to the master shot of him running before cutting to a further out mid long shot. This also helps to abide by the 30° rule as it creates a variation in angles and shot distances. For example, there are a lot of cuts between the character running towards the camera, and the point of view shots.

In the Renton's part of the sequence, the camera abides by the 180° rule. The character is kept of the left of the frame whilst running towards the camera, and the right when the view is from behind. This creates a constant sense of direction.

There is a match cut between the shot of the football in the air and it hitting Renton's face. The two shots create a perfect match on action, as if it was all taken in one shot.

Cross cutting is used between the football scene and the scene of Renton in the house. These create a clever parallel of the two events, with a match on action of the character falling, despite the two events happening in at different times. This makes the sequence flow nicely, creating a strong representation of the character.