04continuity

Figure 4.1. A well-known example of an error in continuity—in this shot from Pulp Fiction, the bullet holes are already in the wall, although the guy hiding in the bathroom has not yet fired at them. This is the kind of thing the general public thinks of when they hear the term continuity, but as we’ll see there is much more to it than this. This particular example is the type that the audience is almost never going to notice, but this is not to say that continuity isn’t important, just that you can sometimes get away with some small mistakes.
Figure 4.1. A well-known example of an error in continuity—in this shot from Pulp Fiction, the bullet holes are already in the wall, although the guy hiding in the bathroom has not yet fired at them. This is the kind of thing the general public thinks of when they hear the term continuity, but as we’ll see there is much more to it than this. This particular example is the type that the audience is almost never going to notice, but this is not to say that continuity isn’t important, just that you can sometimes get away with some small mistakes.

CONTINUITY

Continuity is perhaps the most important element of invisible technique: ...

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