Graphics Reference
In-Depth Information
Figure 1.5
The DIT workstation on location. Checking the rushes with the REDCINE-X software.
Usually, an editor would reference the continuity shot list with the clapperboard information at the start of each
shot. However, in order to maximize the space on the DVD, and give you more footage to edit with, we've ex-
cluded the clapperboards from the rushes provided and the corresponding scene, slate, and take numbers are lis-
ted on the file name for each clip instead. We've also excluded any really bad takes for the same reason.
Let's look at some examples of the kind of information you can glean from the continuity shot list. Scene 1,
Slate 1, Take 5 tells us that it's an interior (INT) shot (an exterior shot is indicated by EXT), that the shot takes
place during the day, and that it is 34 seconds in duration. We can also see that the shot features a toy box, with
the camera moving left to right in a medium close up (MCU). The continuity notes also alert you that this shot
was recorded upside-down (more on this later in the chapter).
Examining the rest of the shot list reveals other useful information. The jump in the Mag number that occurs on
the shot list—going from 1, to 3, then back to 2 again—was due to a reshoot made necessary by a change in the
weather. Scene 2 Slate 2, Take 4, the point of view (POV) through the bedroom window, was reshot a second
time after the weather turned cloudy, and no longer matched the sunny shot recorded earlier, causing the jump
in the Mag numbers listed on the shot list. The sunny versions of these shots were omitted from the DVD (and
the shot list) for space reasons, but we left the Mag numbers listed in their original order.
