French New Wave
Non-Continuity Editing is a style of film making that was made popular throughout the 1950s and 1960s. Filmmakers such as Jean Luc Godard and Francois Truffaut pushed the limits of editing techniques and created a new style called ''French New Wave''. French New Wave films used a carefree editing style and id not conform to the traditional editing etiquette of Hollywood films. French New Wave editing often drew attention to itself by its lack of continuity, its self-reflexive nature (reminding the audience that they were watching a film). They often used material not often relate to any narrative which kept the audience surprised and intrigued.
Why a director would choose to use Non-Continuity editing instead of the more widely accepted continuity editing?
A director would choose a Non-Continuity because is a style of film making that was made Truffaut pushed the limits of editing techniques and crated a new style called "French New Wave".
popular throughout the 1950s and 1960s. Alongside, filmmakers such as Jean Luc Goddard and Francois
A Bout de Souffle - Jean-Luc
Goddard - Jump Cut
The effect that has been created using Non-Continuity Editing are the gap in action, when seberg picked up the mirror. It emphasised by the use of Jump Cut.
The Shining - Stanley Kubrick -
Breaking the 180 Degree Rule
The Hunger Games - Gary Ross -
Breaking the 180 Degree Rule
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