Week 9 Workshop: Continuity assembly

Assembling a 30–60 second sequence from your generated shots and keeping a continuity log

26 April 2027

Production walkthrough: See how The Last One carried out this stage in a real production.

Before the workshop#

Bring the shots you’ve generated and directed so far for one sequence of your film.

In the workshop#

Activity 1 — Recap and assembly prep (10 min)#

Instructions: State the lecture’s distinction between what a sequence has to match and what the eye forgives, and its three named continuity failure types — character drift, spatial, temporal. Lay out your shots in their intended order before cutting anything.

Expected output: An ordered list of shots, ready to assemble.

Activity 2 — Cut the sequence (30 min)#

Instructions: Cut your shots together in order into one sequence running 30 to 60 seconds. Choose each transition on purpose — a cut, a dissolve, a hold — and be able to say what it claims about time or connection.

Expected output: A cut sequence of at least three shots, 30 to 60 seconds, with deliberate transitions.

Activity 3 — Cold-watch and log (20 min)#

Instructions: Watch your cut back once, cold, without pausing. Log every continuity break you notice, naming which type it is — character drift, spatial, or temporal — rather than a vague impression that something’s off.

Expected output: A continuity log with every finding named and typed.

Activity 4 — Group dailies-review (30 min)#

Instructions: In a small group, screen your cut without revealing your log first. The group calls out any continuity break they notice independently; compare their findings against your own log, the way AFI’s dailies review reads a cut cold before comparing notes. Do this for every group member’s cut in turn.

Expected output: Your continuity log confirmed or extended by the group’s independent read.

Activity 5 — Repair and completion check (30 min)#

Instructions: For each logged finding, decide fix or accept, and write the reason. Choose a repair that addresses the named problem: adjust a trim or cut point, make a local correction, or regenerate the affected shot where needed. Week 9’s phone-state example was repaired by trimming 1.3 seconds. Change only what the logged finding requires. Then walk the two spec bullets: do you have a cut sequence of at least three shots, 30 to 60 seconds? Does your log name at least one problem and one fix-or-accept decision with a reason?

Expected output: A repaired sequence touching only the flagged shots, and both spec bullets verified.

Afterwards#

Repair only the problems your log flags, using editing, a local correction, or regeneration as needed. Keep the rest of the sequence unchanged.