ISL 5 Continuity Editing

Unit G321 Foundation Production

Continuity Editing: "V for Vendetta"

In this shot we see Evey stood facing the record player at the beginning of the clip. Evey should form this point not move from the camera is positioned, over the 180 degree line. If this happens the audience will begin to notice changes in the clip.

In this next shot we can continue to see Evey this time facing backwards to the camera still in conjunction with the 180 degree rule. The cameras are positioned perfectly so that we can see a full long shot of her body and where she is standing in terms of, the objects around her and her point of view.

In this clip the camera is located on one side of the 180 degree line so that the scene appears in sync and the audience can only view it from one persons view. If the camera were to move around the room at different angles and sides the audience would get disorientated and wouldn't understand how everything kept moving within the scene.

In this screenshot Evey is shown from a different angle facing the masked figure, but it still uses the same 180 degree line as a guide. She's on the right hand side of the frame, the same as the previous two shots before I captured this one.

We can see in this still that Evey has completely moved position to another point in the room. However she is still in the boundary of the 180 degree rule and the audience are still not disorientated or confused. Evey has continued to be positioned across one half of the 180 degree rule line throughout these screenshots which shows the audience how well the framing of the film has been carefully choreographed.

This plan shows the 180 degree rule in this scene. It shows where the cameras are positioned in relation to the characters and where the line is relating to the objects in the room. We can see on this plan where Evey is standing on the left and where the masked man is on the right. We can also see how the cameras are positioned and how the actors have to move around the 180 degree line.