Week 8 Session: Continuity and rhythm

Use screen direction, action matching and shot duration to help a viewer move through time and space.

12 April 2027

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Before the session

Bring one sentence describing your final project subject and a reference video whose rhythm you want to study.

We diagnose continuity problems, re-cut a shared sequence and workshop final-project premises for scope and access.

Write a final-project logline, audience statement and first production plan.

StudioBinder: the 180-degree rule gives a visual explanation of screen direction and when a deliberate line crossing can work.
Adobe: create a project and import media supports a clean edit workflow before you begin recutting coverage.

Choose a scene with a clear action. Track screen direction: when does the editor preserve orientation, and when do they disrupt it?