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Audience Point of Attention

Audience Point of Attention

May 09, 2012

Continuum of movement within the shot and shot-to-shot

WITHIN THE SHOT

  • Contrast of continuum within the shot: typical two shot - your eyes move without object direction

  • Affinity of continuum within the shot: Goodfellas - an elaborate tracking shot our eyes follow

SHOT TO SHOT

  • Contrast of continuum shot to shot: on the cut, the viewers eyes jump to another spot on screen

  • Affinity of continuum shot to shot: on the cut, the viewers eyes stay at the same place on screen