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Q&A Splicing/Mixing Scenes

A movie can establish a scene very quickly based on visuals. Once a scene has been established visually, you can cut back and forth between scenes very quickly because the viewer instantly recogniz...

posted 8y ago by Mark Baker‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#4: Attribution notice removed by user avatar System‭ · 2020-01-03T20:41:51Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T05:42:03Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T05:42:03Z (almost 5 years ago)
A movie can establish a scene very quickly based on visuals. Once a scene has been established visually, you can cut back and forth between scenes very quickly because the viewer instantly recognizes the key visual elements.

A novel builds up a scene one word at a time. When you change scenes you have to build up the next scene one word at a time. Once a scene has been established verbally, you can switch back and forth by recalling elements of the scene, but one word at a time. This is inherently a much slower process. I don't think it is possible to make such quick cuts work in a novel.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2016-10-24T21:58:02Z (about 8 years ago)
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