Continuity Task 2 (BLK)

I chose to analyse the shooting and editing techniques used to create continuity in the movie 'Pitch Perfect'.

The first shot of this clip is an establishing shot in order to suggest the setting that the two characters are in, however, this first shot also serves as a  master shot. In this shot Jesse (character A) is see shouting out for Beca (character B). This creates continuity through the use of diegetic sound effects that would be expected in the setting of a party and the diegetic sound f character A shouting.

In the next shot we are able to see a cutaway reaction shot from character B. This suggests continuity as the audience would expect the character to react to her name if it was called. In the next shot we are then able to see a match on action sot as character A is shown continuously climbing us stairs towards character B. This creates continuity as it suggests that character A was still moving whilst character B was reacting to his present, therefore creating a more naturalistic shot. In the third shot we are able t see that character A is still climbing, however, he is now higher than before, suggesting that his and character A's movement were both happening simultaneously.

Its apparent that shots 1 and 3 may have been taken in one take and then later had shot 2 edited into it. This was to make it appear as if all the action was happening in the same time  frame. It also made it much easier to achieve the match on action shot as it mean that any unwanted footage could simply be edited out and other shots such as the cutaway shot in shot 2 could be edited in.

In the next shot we are able to see a slight eye line match shot as character B is on a slightly higher level of ground that character A. This makes their dialogue more natural as we are able to see the actions a the same perspective as them. We then see a shot-reverse-shot between the two characters which places the audience in the action, whilst also helping to maintain continuity. In shot 9 we then see another eyeline match shot, however this time it is from a different angle. The shot adheres to the 30° rule in order to prevent 'jumps' between the shots. This also helps to improve the narrative f the scene as we are able to see both characters A and B in this two shot, showing them in the same geographical space as each other.  For the last shot we are then able to see a focus pull so that we are ale to see the reaction of Aubrey (character C). This also promotes continuity as it suggests that the action occurring between characters A and B is happening at the same time and within the same geographical space as character C.