The Theory of Linear Structure Making Media, Chapter 9
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The Theory of Linear StructureMaking Media, Chapter 9
Basic Unit: The Shot
Relationships Between Shots
1. Content Relationships
2. Formal Relationships
3. Order
4. Duration
1: Content RelationshipsWhat each shot means:
Plot eventsCharacter revelation
2: Formal Relationships
Compare or contrast in terms of movement, space, pace, tone, atmospherics or some other basic physical or visual quality.
Continuity Style/System
Early single-camera movie production
Parallel Action
Match Cut
Shot Size Sequencing
Deductive Reasoning
Inductive Reasoning
Deductive Reasoning
Wide Shot
Medium Shot
Close Up
Inductive Reasoning
Sequence of close ups that reveal the meaning of a scene
Continuity Techniques
Eyeline Match
Screen Direction
180 Degree Rule
The first shot in a scene establishes who is on which side of the frame; creates an axis or line
Shot, Reverse Shot
MontageJuxtaposing many different images or sounds
can expand time, holding a moment and examine it from many angles, replaying it, slowing it down
Montagecan suggest a passage of time, jumping through many
minutes or seasons of the years or event stages of life.
can create a feeling or portray a person place or event, through a cascade of images or sounds
Continuity & Montage
Most conventional films use both.