Film Continuity: Why Movie Mistakes DON'T MATTER
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- Опубликовано: 7 июл 2024
- Today we're exploring film continuity...and why it doesn't matter.
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Obessing over continuity in film is one of the biggest mistakes video editors can make. In reality, continuity editing rarely, if ever, matters. In this video I'll explain what continuity editing is, and explain why it's so far down on Walter Murch's six rules of editing.
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Table of Contents
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00:00 - The Filmmaker's Curse
00:25 - Examples of Continuity Errors
00:50 - What is Film Continuity?
01:43 - What the Experts Say
03:58 - Does Film Continuity Matter?
04:26 - Why You (And I) Shouldn't Obsess About the Details
05:07 - Watch Next
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This is so encouraging. I’ve scrapped whole video ideas because the shots that I got were wrong, and I couldn’t re create the scene.
Now there's nothing stopping you from putting out that video!
@@JayLippman thanks Jay!
Mistakes are mistakes, the question for those editors would be - Do they wish those errors weren't there? If the answer is "Yes" then it is a mistake - the level of those mistakes and the choices after to fix, reframe, reshoot etc. is then the consideration. Given today's technology and VFX, a lot of those mistakes could have been easily fixed in minutes.
I do think, after being a musician for the first half of my life, that I often wonder how non musicians listen to music. As soon as I hear any song - my ears go to chord progressions, production and arrangement. A typical thought - "Oh, that was cool, the guitar player added a suspended 7th to that A chord". And to this day, I still can't just absorb a song without those thoughts.
In film - shaky cameras drive me nuts, as soon as I notice it , I can't ignore it. Some to the point of nauseum. They say it is for realism, but my brain doesn't do that , when I move my head. Brain is like a built in steady cam for your own eyes.
Enjoyed your video, nice change of pace from the "Do this, then that " videos. Great stuff.
Thanks Jim! I'm the same way with music. I tend to hear all of that stuff. And I agree, a lot of those mistakes could have been fixed fairly easily. But the fact that the take that had the mistakes in them made it into the movie was very intentional, and ultimately I don't think they matter, especially if the story is powerful enough.
Very interesting Jay. Agreed, when you're watching a good movie or video the emotion or action will zone out of these types of errors. Of course when shooting and editing your own videos one does tend to be hypersensitive to them and you can waste a lot of time and energy trying to fix them when 95% of the audience probably won't even notice. There's a classic in Diamonds are Forever where Bond drives a car down a narrow alleyway on two wheels tipped to the right, when it emerges from the alleyway its tipped to the left on the other wheels, can't say I ever noticed it until I read it on one of those movie bloopers sites, now its fun to watch out for :)
They are fun to catch for sure! Thanks so much Ray!
I think one of the biggest examples is the Rex scene in Jurassic Park, where initially the cage is low to the ground and then a few shots later it's about 30 meters deep. Spielberg decided to do it this way to accentuate the drama in the scene and decided the continuity error was not the most important thing in this case.
That's a perfect example!
Nice to see this kind of content as well.. Very nice video, thanks!
Glad you enjoyed it!
I watched the whole series and this helped me a lot, thanks man. Now I see why the emotion is so important and with theses tips along my new way to make videos (planning ahead haha) I think I will improve my videos in the future. Thanks for the series
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching!
Fun video! Thanks Jay
Thanks Dave!
great information man, thank you
You bet! Thanks for watching!
Very interesting point on continuity!
my favorite was the ones in pee wee herman's big adventure. like the street signs rolling on the tracks and the bike chain coming through the hole
Yes! Mine are in the first Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, before it was adapted for wide screen. You could see the tops of sets, the guy controlling splinter, all kinds of stuff lol
I like this kind of different videos too, it means you have a lot to offer.
Thank you!
It's what makes a movie a movie ...
What is? Continuity?
Thank you. I started acting when I was 50, which almost ruined my film watching pleasure. I spent more time looking for mistakes than I did enjoying the movies. It took a few years but I got past (mostly) all that. Now, I have just produced my first film and have started editing. The first rough cut is done and I am tearing my teeth out because I can see that I have made every possible mistake. Most of those mistakes I am not able to remove in post production. It will be a very amateur looking film, but a valuable lesson. I will give you the link when I post it, and let you give your opinion.
Cheers.
Congrats on your first film! Just remember that as creators, we tend to see the mistakes in our own art more than our audience does.
I agree that small continuity goofs are mostly harmless.
It's the big glaring ones that an editor needs to watch out for and try to edit around. That's why every shot should have some safety takes.
That's the thing though. Most shots do have safety takes. It's very rare that an editor is working with only one take. That's why I'm saying it's not necessarily a mistake that these little hiccups made it into the movie. Even with the mistakes, it might have been the best take because of the performance.
You gotta watch a movie, generally, a whole lot of times to see errors. No doubt many have better eyes than myself. I watched The Shining yesterday, for like the 12th time...and noticed that the Cook, who lives in Florida, takes a plane to Denver....the airplane shot has the airplane headed east, rather than west...pretty weird that Kubrick would miss that...
He might not have. That's the whole point of the video. A lot of times the shots with mistakes were chosen because they fit the story the best.
@@JayLippman I changed my dislike to a like. I didn't agree with your response, but I re-watched The Shining again, last night. The plane going in the wrong direction is one of 3 short camera shots...with the Cook. It looks to me like that is Kubrick's way of pointing out that the Cook is artificially injecting himself into the circumstance at the Overlook Hotel, a circumstance that he, the Cook, has no ability to influence. The 3 short camera shots isolate the Cook character.
Bass of the Piano Keys are in the right side. The specialists in Sound do a lot of more mistakes. You did Not hear this Ehen you choose the music?
I heard it. I liked the song, so I chose the song.
Just noticed a massive glaring continuity faux pas in your headshot. One moment the zipper is dulled and the next, its shiny.
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If continuity freaks you out, then you are in for a wild ride with my first, and probably only, ever attempt at a RUclips tutorial.
🤣🤣 Honestly, you should watch my sleeves whenever I'm wearing a hoody in my videos. You might catch some continuity errors there lol
@@JayLippman Challenge accepted.
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Continuity breaks are like Easter eggs, true fans seeks them and push them out as memes or this kind of videos. And that is free advertisement and makes people want try to see the breaks themselves -> more people paying to see the movie. Games do this regularly and in gaming industry and it is called Easter egg hunting, which keeps people playing after completing the story 👍
I'm definitely familiar with easter eggs, but most of the ones I know of aren't continuity breaks like that, but subtle nods to other games/movies, or things that elude to sequels.
@@JayLippman I was just thinking, could one use those as an booster
@@Valmentaja maybe, but I think these types of continuity breaks are less easter eggs, and more of an oopsie. The power of easter eggs is the fact that if someone finds them, they can theorize about their meaning. These don't really have that same kind of power.
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Yes the only thing that matters is 'That Nothing MATTERS".
Everything creative is subjective
Ya gotta wonder, what was that guy doing fully unbuttoned pants as an extra.... lol
Turns out it was a female extra. Back then, girls jeans were so tight that a lot of women would unbutton if they were seated for a long time. This one just didn't recover in time lol.
Hmmmmm
Definitely gives you something to think about.
first comment here
First comment on the first comment. Thanks for watching.