Task Nine:Non-Continuity Editing

In 1950's and 1960's a popular style of film making was non-continuity editing. There were two film makers of the name of Jean-Luc Goddard and Francios Truffaut who created a new style called the 'French New Wave'. They did this by pushing the limits of editing techniques to another extent. The new style of films meant that there was a use of carefree editing style, and it did not conform to the traditional editing etiquette of Hollywood films. A further point is that the 'French New Wave' editing often drew attention by the continuity lacking. Also it's self-reflexive nature was reminding the audience that they were watching a film. However, at times there was different material which was not related to narrative, thus this allowed the audience to be surprised as well as intrigued.
    

                                             Jean-Luc Goddard               Francios Truffaut

Furthermore, a scene from 'A Bout de Soufflé' (Breathless) shows a jump cut. A jump cut is where there is a gap within the action. So the jump cut in the film is when Seberg picked up the mirror, but the mirror suddenly disappears and this emphasised the use of a jump cut. This is what the viewers could be startled by, also it would grasp their attention to the mirror or something else which may happen in other films. Another reason to why there were jump cuts of different locations is due to the fact that it implies that the jump cuts show the journey in a shorter form for the audience to figure out what exactly is happening. Although this is one example another example is from ET which shows Elliot who is riding his bike, but has came across a situation therefore his emotion has changed.

In addition, down below is an image of how non-continuity editing looks and how the jump cuts are simply making non-continuity editing look different to continuity editing.

Additionally, there were other ways to non-continuity editing. A film by Stanley Kubrick named 'The Shining' had a 180 degree rule. The 180 degree rule was broken purposely so that it created a startling effect. Also film makers are still using the technique in modern films. Therefore, another example is 'The Hunger Games'. At thirty four minutes of the film the rule appears by showing the bed being on the left side of the room, but it has moved to the right side. This movement suggests that if these lines cross or break then the character or anything in the shot will seem as if it has swapped positions on the screen. Often if these types of scenes are observed on the screen it means that the rule was used to convey that it is possible that something wrong is going to or is happening.