Editing

Editing Terminology 

-Transition - (how shot goes from one-to-Another)
-Continuity editing  - ( one of the most common forms of editing . Continuity  devices and used to make the edit appear smooth so as not to distract the viewer from the narrative )
-Axis Match - (the angle of the camera remains the same from sot to shot)
-Cross cut/Parallel cut - ( editing the alternates between two or more scenes happening at the same time)
-Direction Match - ( the direction of a person or object is consistent across the cut)
-Dissolve - (shot A gradually fades and it replaced with shot B with a momentary superimposition of both shots)
-Duration and Pacing - (the length and rhythm of shots)
-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)
-Eye-Line Match -  (a cut where characters appear to look at each other because of the direction of their glances)
-Fade-In - (a gradual lightening of the image from black to light)
-Fade-Out - (gradual darkening of the image to black)
-Graphic Match - (any juxtaposition of graphically similar images)
-Iris-In - (image gradually appears from blackness through an expanding circle)
-Iris-Out - (reverse of above)
-Movement Match - (action begun in one shot is continued/completed in the next)
-Wipe - (one image replaced with another - usually vertically but can take other shapes)
-straight cut -(two shots joined together with no obvious continuity device)
-Jump Cut - (a break or jump in time through removing a section of a shot then splicing together what remains of it - appears jerky)
-Sound Bridge - (sound links image through continuing between shots)
-CGI - (computer generated images)

Comments

  1. Great definitions and editing, well done! Targets:
    - On your next edit include some longer shots to slow the pace down in places.

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