Rule Of Six Theory

 The rule of six theory was a theory discussed by American film editor Walter Murch within his book 'in the blink of an eye: a perspective on film editing'. within this book he discusses six factors that he believes he helps tell a story using editing. Walter suggests "a list of priorities. If you have to give up something, don't ever give up emotion before the story. Don't give up the story before rhythm, don't give up rhythm before eye-trace, don't give up eye-trace before planarity, and don't give up planarity before spacial continuity, " he believes there is a hierarchy in which you should use the rule of six theory in order to create an edit which will have the best effect on the audience.

Emotion - 51%

within editing, emotion is a very essential part in order to provoke some sort of effect in the audience.it is important you are able to reflect the tone of the scene onto the audience. they audience must be able to feel a connection with the actors within the film and understand motifs within them.

Story - 23%

Story simply refers to how each shot should benefit the overall narrative of the movie. in other words if the scene ends up being placed as filler it can be simply be cut.

Rythem - 10%

The emotional tone within a scene will also affect the rhythm of the film. the rhythm of cuts within the film should reflect the overall atmosphere of each scene. if the atmosphere of a scene is taking into consideration the cuts and edits will feel sloppy and almost disorientating to the audience ultimately leading to the audience being confused.