Continuity

What is continuity?

Continuity is combing shots together in order to create a sequence of shots that brings the audiences attention to the story the director wants to get across. You might wonder what would a scene look like if it did not have a good level of continuity. The audience will become confused and their attention will question the realism of the scene rather than being engaged to the story.


Good continuity is key to having a watchable story. It is key because the audience will feel like the action that takes place is real and not staged.


Below is a good example of continuity editing:





As you can see from the clip above the action flows. Their is not a moment in this scene where one shot is irrelevant to another, they all merge together to create a watchable scene of action.