| FRENCH NEW WAVE | CLASSIC HOLLYWOOD |
| Discontinuity editing | Continuity editing |
| Focus on emotion | Focus on plot |
| Absurd dialogue | Purposeful dialogue |
| No establishing shot | Establishing shot |
| No master shot | Master shot |
| ‘Crossing the line’ | ‘Shot/Reverse shot’ |
| Aesthetic close-ups | Purposeful close-ups |
| Outtakes used | Best takes used |
| Jump cuts | Insert shots |
| Handheld camera | Dollys/Tracks/Tripods |
| Real locations | Studio locations |
| Long Takes | Short shots |
| Black and white | Technicolour |
| Actors break the 4th wall | Actors never break the 4th wall |
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