Unit16Task6 AS1: Non-Continuity Editing

Non-Continuity Editing 


Jump Cut
French New Wave

French New Wave filmmakers such as Jean Luc Godard and Francois Truffaut pushed the limits of editing techniques during the late 1950s and throughout the 1960s. Jean Luc Godard directed a film, Bout de Souffle

French New Wave films and the non-narrative films of the 1960s used a carefree editing style and did not conform to the traditional editing etiqutte of Hollywood films.

French New Wave editing often drew attention to itself by its lack of continuity, its self-reflexive nature (reminding the audience that they were watching a film), an by the overt use of jump cuts or the insertion of material not often related to any narrative.


A Bout de Souffle - Jean-Luc Goddard - Jump Cut:




This is an example of Jump Cutting. Because the shots aren't edited continuously, it makes the effect on the film.  For example, when the mirror appears then suddenly disappears emphasises to use of jump cut in this scene.


The Shining - Stanley Kubrick - Breaking the 180 Degree Rule:




This is a example from the film. 'The Shining' we see the camera man deliberately breaking the 180 degree rule. This was intentional to create an effect on the audience.





The Hunger Games - Gary Ross - Breaking the 180 Degree Rule

This is also another example of breaking the 180 Degree Rule in the film 'The Hunger Games'. It shows her looking at one side of the room, then completely rotates onto the other side.