Continuity editing

The invisible interface (also called " decoupage classique ", "continuity editing" ) is the predominant form of assembly in Classical Hollywood. It is also called " classical narration ". Your goal is to give the viewers to leave as little as possible to be aware that it is a movie. The viewer should be able to focus solely on the plot.

Here are a few rules must be followed: For example, a smooth, gradual transition from setting sizes, the beginning of a scene is introduced with an " establishing shot " ( long shot ), dialog scenes can be recorded in the shot-reverse -shot method, axis ratios are maintained ( ie no axis jump on the other side of the axis of action ), recess of redundant (elliptical narration ).

The invisible cut is so not in the literal sense invisible, but should only not consciously perceived by the viewer, so that with him the impression of a continuous flow of events is created.

A literal application of the " invisible section " can be found in the Alfred Hitchcock film Rope (1948 ), which uses only hidden cuts. The film is based on a play, a closed drama in which time, place and action are consistent. This unity did Hitchcock transferred in his film. At the time, was shot on film roles whose length was limited to about ten minutes of shooting. Hitchcock cut the transitions between the different roles so that the illusion was that the film was recorded in a single take. He clad the film cuts among other things with strong Closeups on uniformly colored objects, eg the black fabric of a Jack back: A role ended with this setting, the next roll began with exactly the same image.