Wednesday, 17 September 2014

Editing definitions

Editing

Jump cut- a moment of discontinuity in the edit

Shot reverse shot- shots between characters or objects

Flashback- a scene that takes the narrative back in time

Cut- a transition which is abrupt from one sequence to another

Close up- a type of shot which tightly frames a person or an object

Cut away- using a shot over the main action

Dissolve- a slow transition between two scenes

Eye line match- angle to show that the characters are looking at each other

Montage- a technique in film editing in which a series of short shots are edited into a sequence

Continuity-when the film is smooth and does not use jump cuts

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