Average Shot Length in the Post-2000 Romanian Film. Comparison with Other Movements in European Cinema
Average Shot Length in the Post-2000 Romanian Film. Comparison with Other Movements in European Cinema
Author(s): Tudor Dinu PopescuSubject(s): Cultural history, Post-War period (1950 - 1989), Film / Cinema / Cinematography
Published by: Universitatea de Teatru si Film »I.L. Caragiale« (UNATC)
Keywords: Average Shot Length (ASL – number of shots in relation with the movie length); Romanian New Wave; Italian neorealism; Dogme 95; Michelangelo Antonioni;
Summary/Abstract: Since the 1930s films have become faster and faster in regard to pacing and as a consequence their Average Shot Length has become shorter and shorter. Average Shot Length indicates the average duration of a shot in a certain film. In order to calculate it, the total film run time was divided to the number or shots. The objective of this article is to compare a sample of the Romanian New Wave with other samples from similar movements. These include the Italian neorealism or Dogme 95 and also the works of Michelangelo Antonioni. The intention is to find out how similar their editing rhythm is. Comparing these arthouse movements to data from more mainstream Hollywood films proves that there are big differences related to ASL. In order to make these comparisons data from the Cinemetrics database (cinemetrics.tv) will be used, as well as own calculations based on the method described in the article.
Journal: Concept
- Issue Year: 24/2022
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 269-279
- Page Count: 11
- Language: English
