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Editing
> Sequences
"SEQUENCE."
It may be the most important word you hear in this course.
If you learn nothing else, at least learn how a sequence
is built. As I said on the previous page, sequences
are the foundation of all this stuff: from your local
news to your favorite Hollywood movie.
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It couldn't get any simpler,
could it? This is a 2-shot sequence.
Start with wide shot, cut to close-up.
Notice that this is NOT a zoom from
wide shot to close-up; rather it
is two static shots edited together.
(No sound for this clip.)
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In
simplest terms, a sequence is a series of shots (taken
at different times) that are edited together to appear
as if they are happening in one continuous flow. I admit
that's not the clearest definition, so to make this
clearer, play the sequence to the right.
You
will see 2 shots that were photographed at different
times (about 5 minutes apart). But edited together,
there is a seamless flow. This is a simple sequence.
Most
of the time, the first shot in a sequence is a "wide
shot." These wide shots are often called "establishing
shots" because they establish a place in the
mind of the viewer. They answer the question of "where
are we?"
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