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Film form: the three approaches

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What is classic continuity (Hollywood) editing, and how does it join shots so seamlessly that the audience never notices the cuts?

Classic continuity editing (the Hollywood continuity system) in CCEA GCSE Moving Image Arts: invisible editing, the 180-degree rule, the establishing shot, shot-reverse-shot, match on action and eyeline match, and how the system creates a seamless, believable flow of space and time (Component 1).
What classic continuity or Hollywood editing is in CCEA GCSE Moving Image Arts: the system of invisible editing built on the 180-degree rule, the establishing shot, shot-reverse-shot, match on action and the eyeline match, designed to create a seamless, believable flow of space and time for the audience.
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What is the expressive (discontinuity) approach, and how does breaking the rules of continuity - through jump cuts and disorientating editing - create feeling and effect?

The expressive or discontinuity approach in CCEA GCSE Moving Image Arts: editing that deliberately breaks the continuity rules - the jump cut, the French New Wave, disorientating or stylised cutting - to create feeling, draw attention to the form, and produce an expressive effect, contrasted with seamless continuity (Component 1).
What the expressive or discontinuity approach is in CCEA GCSE Moving Image Arts: editing that deliberately breaks the continuity rules - the jump cut, the French New Wave, stylised or disorientating cutting - to create feeling and an expressive effect, contrasted with the invisible flow of continuity editing.
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What is Soviet montage, and how does the collision of shots create new meaning that neither shot holds alone?

Soviet montage in CCEA GCSE Moving Image Arts: the 1920s Soviet approach to editing developed by Eisenstein and Kuleshov, the Kuleshov effect, montage as the collision and juxtaposition of shots to create new meaning and emotion, and how it contrasts with continuity editing (Component 1).
What Soviet montage is in CCEA GCSE Moving Image Arts: the 1920s Soviet approach to editing built by Eisenstein and Kuleshov, the Kuleshov effect, and montage as the collision and juxtaposition of shots to create new meaning and emotion, contrasted with the invisible flow of continuity editing.
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