{"id":71814,"date":"2022-09-26T06:07:18","date_gmt":"2022-09-26T11:07:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/?p=71814"},"modified":"2022-09-26T06:20:33","modified_gmt":"2022-09-26T11:20:33","slug":"gutter-editing-and-the-uninflected-shot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/gutter-editing-and-the-uninflected-shot\/","title":{"rendered":"Gutter Editing and the Uninflected Shot"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Here’s how to juxtapose uninflected shots and the gutter between them to make a compelling edit that keeps your viewers engaged in the storytelling process. Today, we ask, what is the uninflected shot. <\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In his famous 1988 book, On Directing Film<\/a><\/em>, David Mamet<\/a> points to the uninflected<\/strong> shot<\/strong> as the crucial building block of cinematic storytelling. An uninflected shot is the opposite of a tableau shot<\/a>, and contains a minimum of visual information<\/strong>. A shot of a hand, a spoon, a key, and a face can all be classified as uninflected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Usual Suspects<\/em><\/a> via MGM<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

When an uninflected image is paired with another uninflected image, the association elicits meaning in the viewer’s mind. Mamet considers this editing more effective than turning to a Steadicam shot or single take that merely follows characters and waits for something interesting to happen. Using the juxtaposition of uninflected shots is editing 101. Still, it is so inextricably linked to the medium of film and video that it often gets taken for granted and remembered only for its flashiest moments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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