1. Contrast
2. Parallelism
3. Symbolism
4. Simultaneity
5. Leit motif
1. Contrast: cutting between two different scenes which are completely opposites to show the contrast between them. For example, cut from a shot of a man driving a car, to a man taking public transport to really show the difference.
2. Parallelism: here you can connect two pretty unrelated scenes by cutting them together and focusing on a certain object or item in the scenes. For example, a shot of man in New York dialing a number and then a shot of a phone in Egypt ringing. This would make these scene’s be related in the audiences head for later reference.
3. Symbolism: Again, more cutting between scenes, you move from your main scene to something which creates a symbolic connection for the audience. A good example of this would be a scene where somebody was getting bullied, and it cut to shots of a noose. This would show the audience that they are thinking of death/suicide because they are being bullied.
4. Simultaneity: This is used a lot in modern day: cutting between two simultaneous events to build up the suspense. For example – if in your film there is a part where the main character is running late for an exam. You could have shot of him running there and the exam hall where the teacher is waiting for him. This prolonging of time will build up suspense and will keep the audience interested in what is going on.
5. Leit motif: This ‘reiteration of theme’ involves repeating a shot or sequence at key moments for the audience to recognize. For example, in Friday the 13th, there was always a point of view shot from behind some sort of object looking at the victims. When this happened again the audience then recognized it
2. Parallelism
3. Symbolism
4. Simultaneity
5. Leit motif
1. Contrast: cutting between two different scenes which are completely opposites to show the contrast between them. For example, cut from a shot of a man driving a car, to a man taking public transport to really show the difference.
2. Parallelism: here you can connect two pretty unrelated scenes by cutting them together and focusing on a certain object or item in the scenes. For example, a shot of man in New York dialing a number and then a shot of a phone in Egypt ringing. This would make these scene’s be related in the audiences head for later reference.
3. Symbolism: Again, more cutting between scenes, you move from your main scene to something which creates a symbolic connection for the audience. A good example of this would be a scene where somebody was getting bullied, and it cut to shots of a noose. This would show the audience that they are thinking of death/suicide because they are being bullied.
4. Simultaneity: This is used a lot in modern day: cutting between two simultaneous events to build up the suspense. For example – if in your film there is a part where the main character is running late for an exam. You could have shot of him running there and the exam hall where the teacher is waiting for him. This prolonging of time will build up suspense and will keep the audience interested in what is going on.
5. Leit motif: This ‘reiteration of theme’ involves repeating a shot or sequence at key moments for the audience to recognize. For example, in Friday the 13th, there was always a point of view shot from behind some sort of object looking at the victims. When this happened again the audience then recognized it
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