Editing Terminology

Tuesday 27th November 2018
Editing Terminology

  • Transition - how a shot goes from one to the other
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAH0MoAv2CI
  • Continuity editing - one of the most common forms of editing, continuity devices are used to make the edit seem smooth so as not to distract the viewer from the narrative https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqWbKFWgGyw
  • Axis match - the angle of the camera remains the same from shot to shot https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqWbKFWgGyw
  • Cross cut/parallel cut - editing that alternates between two or more scenes happening at the same time
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAH0MoAv2CI
  • Direction Match - the direction of a person or object is consistent across the cut https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RogoUz_pk4Y
  • Dissolve - shot A gradually fades and is replaced with shot B with a momentary superimposition of both sides
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAH0MoAv2CI
  • Duration and pacing - the length and rhythm of shots https://nofilmschool.com/2016/08/watch-how-length-cut-can-change-meaning-scene
  • Long take - shot that continues for a long time - could be a tracking shot that follows characters or could  just be a shot that doesn't end for over 40 seconds https://nofilmschool.com/2016/08/watch-how-length-cut-can-change-meaning-scene
  • Eye-line Match - a cut where characters appear to be looking at each other because of the direction of their glances https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqWbKFWgGyw
  • Fade-in - a gradual lighting of the image from black to light https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAH0MoAv2CI
  • Fade-out - a gradual darkening of the image to black
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAH0MoAv2CI
  • Graphic Match - any juxtaposition of graphically similar images https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcyNX52IdII
  • Iris-in - image gradually appears from blackness from an expanding circle https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAH0MoAv2CI
  • Iris-out - reverse of above https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAH0MoAv2CI
  • Movement match - action begun in one shot is continued/completed in the next https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyNbqOgH87g
  • Wipe - one long image replaced with another - usually vertically but can take other shapeshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVW_fdPVQHQ
  • Straight cut - two shots joined together with no obvious continuity device
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAH0MoAv2CI
  • Jump cut - a jump or cut created through removing a section of of a shot then splicing together what remains of it - appears jerkyhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAH0MoAv2CI
  • Sound bridge - sound links images through continuing between shots
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAH0MoAv2CI
  • CGI - computer generated images https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIkHyUxffqc
  • Slow motion/fast motion - images slowed down or sped up https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyhIca8OM2E

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