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Series of Shots for High Tension

In our exploration of using cinematic technique in fiction writing, we began looking at a camera directive called Series of Shots. To reiterate, this is not a montage, which is a palette of images not connected immediately (or necessarily consecutively) in time. A Series of Shots does move consecutively and immediately in time, showing one thing happening quickly after another. We looked at some examples from novels showing this visual fast clip of images and saw the powerful effect this can have in a scene. Continue Reading…

A Series of Shots for Quick Action

In our exploration of stationary camera shots, we’re now going to take a look at another commonly used camera directive: a Series of Shots. Some think a Series of Shots is the same thing as a Montage, but it’s quite different. A Series of Shots is just that—a series of consecutive shots but in immediacy. This camera technique is used mostly for fast action. Continue Reading…