EDITING: TECHNIQUES & TRANSITIONS

Classic Continuity Editing

Techniques
What is the classic style of editing between two people or object called?
What is important when making sure you are making two people look like

Shot reverse shot

they are talking to one another?

Draw an ANNOTATED diagram explaining the 180 degree rule and the 30
degree rule...

Eyeline match

The line
Actor Actor 2
or
1
axis of

In your own words what is Match on Action and why is it

important?

Match on action is to make the film look intense when they are in a fight
scene. They go to one shot then they cut to another that short
portraying the action longer then it goes back to the first shot.

Transitions
What are Dissolves used for?
What is the purpose of a Fade In or a Fade Out?

There is a change in time

There is a change in location
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needstoto symbolise
be slowed down
theorend
speed
ofup
and beginning of a story, scene
There in
or chapter is an emotional
a film, component
TV show to the subject in the story
or video.
There is a strong visual relationship between the outgoing and the incoming
They help the audience see that one story has ended and a new one is
images
beginning.
What is the purpose of a Wipe?
What is a Match Cut?

Similarly to fade in and fade out, wipes are usually used to suggest the
beginning of a new part or chapter of a film, TV show or video.

Define the following terms...

Term
A match cut helps match two elements ofDefinition
different shots together
Set-Up The various positions
showing a relationship between them. of the camera in the scene
Take Attempts at getting the shot right
Shot A set-up picked from a selection of takes
Scene A section of film made up of shots
Sequence A section of film made up of scenes
Rushes Raw, unedited footage