Continuity 101 (or: How I learned to Stop Worrying and Love The Scripty)
- Q & A on just what it is that Continuity / Script Supervisors actually do...
#3: The Five C’s of Cinematography – Joseph V. Mascelli
Yes, this book is from 1965, and yes, it’s still entirely valid (which is why it’s never gone out of print).[1]
Continuity is the second C – and to quote directly from the introduction to the relevant chapter:
"It is the continuous aspect of a motion picture; it is Continuity that decides success or failure of the production."[2]
Mr. Mascelli’s italics. And a paragraph further on:
"A picture with faulty continuity is unacceptable, because it distracts rather than attracts."
Indeed.
And since you’re wondering, the other four Cs are Camera Angles, Cutting, Close-Ups and Composition.
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Posted By That Continuity Guy On March 2, 2009 @ 1:14 pm In Further Reading
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