BOLG #4:Editing techniques list and explanations
- CUTTING ON ACTIONS
The shot switches when the character is moving. The cutting point does not have to be at the moment of the action. It can happen even when the character turns around. The beginning of the action is the end of the previous shot, and the end of the action is the beginning of the next shot.
- CUTAWAY
Cuts to the insertion shot first and then cuts back to the main shot. The insertion shot is often the subjective perspective of the characters. The separation can express the inner feelings of the characters.
- CROSS CUT
Switch back and forth between the two scenes. Most phone call scenes use cross cut to create suspense and tension. This technique can also reflect the inner scene of the character.
- JUMP CUT
It’s also called unskilled editing. Putting two shots of the same scene together. It’s usually used to show the passage of time. Jump cut also accentuates the urgency of the shot and highlights some essential content.
- MATCH CUT
Matching cut are always mistaken for jump cut, but they are different. The two shots connected by matching clips usually have the same action or composition. Matching cut are usually used in scene switching because the picture always jumps from one place to another, which causes misunderstanding. Matching clips don’t have to be visual. There are also dialogue based matching clips.
- FADE IN/ FADE OUT
The shots blurs into or fades out of the all-black frame.
- DISSOLVE
Superimpose the end of the previous shot on the beginning of the next. Shows the Time goes by.
- SMASH CUT
Put the shots of different times and spaces together directly. Increase ornamental.
