SECTION C · ACTION · 16 MARKS
Action — Active Notes
Cross-cutting · convergence · continuity. Build to the audience every time.
Name ____________
Date ________
Do Now
- Cross-cutting is also called ____________ editing.
- The three convergence types are ____________, ____________ and ____________.
- An actor runs left, then right in the next shot → the broken rule is ____________.
Continuity editing — the 3 rules
Screen direction(the ____° rule). Move left→right in shot 1, still ____________ in shot 2.
Matching movementA movement continues at the same ____________ and ____________ across the cut.
Cut on actionThe cut happens during a ____________ — it hides the join.
Break a rule → the audience is ____________; the illusion breaks; ____________ is lost.
Cross-cutting — how it builds tension
- Alternates between ____________ threads of action in different places.
- The audience sees both; the ____________ can’t.
- As it builds, cuts get ____________ and shots get ____________ → urgency toward the convergence point.
Convergence — match the clip
| Sequence | Convergence type | What the threads are |
|---|
| Strangers on a Train | | Tennis match × retrieving the lighter |
| Argo | | Airport gate × the guards’ phone calls |
| Star Wars (trench run) | | Luke’s run × the Death Star countdown |
Bonus technical code · camera movement
Pan/tilt · track/dolly · handheld (energy, urgency, realism) · crane/steadicam. A great “one other technical code” for Q9.
Exit ticket
1. Match each clip to its convergence type. 2. Two ways cross-cutting builds tension. 3. Name a continuity rule + the effect of breaking it.
Lock it in online → media.codes/strikes-back · Action (Continuity · Cross-cut · Convergence) + Writing (AI-marked).