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editing transition. Quite simply, a
film cut serves to transition directly
from one shot to the next, or one
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bewveen two sequential shots. In these shots, the camera
position doesn’t change (or only changes a small amount), but
the subjects move, giving the appearance of jumping around
the frame. Jump cuts give the effect of moving forward through
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technique cuts from one elip to another, creating smooth edits
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within a scene, as using a hard cut to transition between scenes
canbe visually jarring for the audience.
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‘where visual elements at the end of one scene are matched,
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times, In asplit edit, the audio from the next scene
precedes the video or vice versa. Editors use split
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matches it
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scene, offering a close-up or detailed view of a specific
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technique cuts between the ation happening in two
simultancous scenes as they progress. Editors use cross-
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offering a different perspective or
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The smash cut isa sharp, abrupt cut from one
scene to another. Smash cuts occur at an unexpected
moment, sometimes even cutting offa character's dialogue
mid-sentence. A smash cutis perfect for contrasting the tone
between two scenes, ending a scene in mystery, or creating.
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is the essence of film editing: cutting from shot A
to shot B, then back to shot A, creates in the mind of the viewer a
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trademark montage editing. Rather than simply cutting
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approach to the art form.Throughout his career, he developed
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catch the audience up ina matter of seconds.
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montages happen about two-thirds of the way through a
movie, often right afier the climax of the story. A montage
can renew and reinvigorate an audience’s interest in a
character ora storyline as the film builds to a conclusion.A montage can bea vehicle to reveal the
ways a character is changing. From quick
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character's physical and/or mental state.
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toothbrush mustache style both Hitler and Chaplin are known for
Poor Orwell!) For this reason, the picture is simple and minimalistic.
They are placed right to each other so it gets easy to compare
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the outlines without getting distracted. The author knows for sure
‘most people are likely to recognize who is illustrated in this picture
and, even more, they know exactly what kind of feeling people
looking a itis going to experience. While Hitler is strongly associated
with such things as war, destruction, and death, Charlie Chaplin is
deeply loved for bringing smiles to faces and joy to hearts,
‘They left completely different marks on history. But in this picture,
the only difference between Adolf Hitler and the Great Dictator is
just a hat. The picture makes people not just remember this witty Ad
easily but also concludes itis the hat that makes a man the man
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