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Dialog book

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Dialog book

ByKen Dancyger
BookThe Technique of Film and Video Editing

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Edition 6th Edition
First Published 2018
Imprint Routledge
Pages 13
eBook ISBN 9781315210698

ABSTRACT

The dialog sequence is one of the least imaginatively treated types of sequences, although this has started to change. The director might include an establishing shot to set up the sequence or might provide close-ups of the key lines of dialog for emphasis. A piece of dialog that reveals key information about a character calls for a similar strategy. If the point of the dialog cannot be conveyed visually editing strategies are critical. If the dialog can be reinforced visually editing strategies become unnecessary. The direction of a dialog sequence is influenced by the genre, and certain genres tend to be more sedentary and dependent on dialog than others. The dialog itself is presented as we would expect, with over-the-shoulder shots mostly of Sara as she listens and reacts, but also of Reese, who will be John Connor's father. The dialog is presented in a classic manner, but because it's crosscut with its context, the chase helps mask it.

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