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Visual
or sound element binding shots
or scenes
to each other.
In
film editing,
continuity is mostly dictated by general physical qualifiers
such as
- the position of the actors and their movement in space in
relation to one another,
- physical actions in relation to the cuts
and
- the dramaturgical continuity in relation to the plot/story.
The
illusion of continuity is usually shattered when the above-mentioned
details are not paid enough attention to (or it is intentionally
neglected).
On the other hand, the material may have no other possibility
than to deviate from the general continuity. This kind of
"errors" come, for example, when
- the
position of actors changes from one shot to another
- the
costumes change within a scene
-
the time of day changes etc.
You
can become familiar with these errors in, for example, Ed
Wood's films that are known for several (unintentional) continuity
problems.
Master Class [How to Maintain Continuity in Film - 2023 - MasterClass]
Edward
D. Wood Jr: Plan 9 from Outer Space (1958).
[us.imdb.com/Title?0052077]
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