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CONTINUITY EDITING [2 records]

Record 1 2025-09-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Audiovisual Techniques and Equipment
  • Cinematography
  • Video Technology
DEF

A system of editing intended to maintain continuous and clear narrative action.

OBS

Continuity editing relies on matching screen direction, position, and temporal relations from shot to shot.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Audiovisuel (techniques et équipement)
  • Cinématographie
  • Vidéotechnique
DEF

Système de montage permettant d'assurer, dans un contexte narratif, le déroulement clair et continu de l'action.

OBS

Le montage par continuité repose sur une stricte corrélation des directions des mouvements, des positions dans l'espace et des relations temporelles entre les plans.

Spanish

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Record 2 2012-07-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cinematography
CONT

... the main editing technique to have evolved in narrative or storybased film is "continuity editing," a core component of the ... classical Hollywood style. The basic purpose of continuity editing is to arrange shots together so they tell a story in a clear and easily understandable way. If footage is edited correctly in this style it should be seamless and we will be too focused on the story itself to notice the editing. That’s why this editing style is often called "invisible editing."

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cinématographie
CONT

[...] aux plans-séquences fixes ont succédé les procédés caractéristiques du style classique hollywoodien : multiplicité des plans, diversité des échelles et des angles de prises de vues, mobilité de la caméra, montage en continuité.

Spanish

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