Film Studies 1020E Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Sound Recording And Reproduction, Catherine Breillat, Counterforce

• School: Western University
• Department: Film Studies
• Course: Film Studies 1020E
• Professor: Barbara Bruce

Document Summary

Gives the impression of an unnatural diegesis, the unity of space and time is interrupted by the artifice and artfulness of filmmaking: discontinuity is intended to disorient us. How filmmakers can break the rules of film style. Discontinuity draws attention to the style of the film at expense to the story. Any alternative system of joining shots together using techniques that would be unacceptable within continuity editing principles. Discontinuity editing tools that prompt spectator to think can be read as a stylistic revolt of sorts underlining politics: discontinuous with graphic relations. Ex. might cut from a really light shot featuring a circle to a dark shot using a triangle. Techniques can all be used to create discontinuity between shots. Films in continuity can still use discontinuity style: some continuity is needed to follow a story. Direct violations of the axis of action can be seen in discontinuity editing.