CUTS IN

EDITING
Plan and Create the Following
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DEMONSTR  This is cutting from one shot to another when the
ATE subject is in motion. There are many ways to convey
this edit, you can use a kick/punch, a character going
CUTTING through a door or something simple as a character
turning.

ON ACTION
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Throwing a
punch at
someone

Walking up to a
door and
Cutting Walking
reaching for the
handle and on Action through a door
going through.

Turning a
corner.
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Main actor slowly jogs past camera Then precedes to stumble around the Then actor reaches for the door and
corner and the camera cuts to a slightly opens it
different angle to emphasise this.

Door cuts to inside the room and you He then looks and around the dark End.
see actor opening and entering the room, then finds the lights switches
room. them on and runs past camera
 This edit is cutting to an
insert shot and then back
to the original scene.

CUT AWAY You can use a cut away to

get inside the head of a
character like with the use
of flash backs and visions.
You can also cut away to
things in the current scene.
MIND MAP
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Man has
someone to be
cuts to clock
cuts back to Cut away Flashback
him walking
out.

Zombie head
getting
chopped off.
Cut axe
swinging then
to severed
head.
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Actor is sitting at desk looking at the Camera cuts to clock ticking then Then cuts to the actor leaving the
clock fidgeting waiting for time to back to him. room via door.
pass.

End.
 This is when the editor
intercuts back from
locations.
Typically used when
shooting phone calls, and

CROSS CUT if used correctly they can

increase the tension of a
phone call.
Or it can add to the
suspense of an intense
chase scene, or it can
depict what is going on in
a character's head.
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One guy does
push ups/works
Cross out. And the
other guy
Cut. leisurely
relaxes.

Dual view of a
phone call
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First guy walks on scene then attempts to Comes closer to his face then friend picks They then have a little small talk.
call friend. up.

One of the actors then hangs up. Last guy left confused then leaves the End.
scene.
 Jump cuts are where the
editor cuts between the
same shot.
And are often used to show
the passing of time which

JUMP CUT are normally used in

montages.
They can also add a level of
urgency to the scene for
example, someone getting
dragged away and the
person struggling.
MIND MAP
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montage.

Explanation Time wasting

of a story. Jump cut. montage

Introduction
of new
characters
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First guy walks into the scene sits down and Time advances a little bit then another More time passes and the final character
Eats some crisps. character enters the scene and greets the is introduced, greets the others.
first actor and sits down.

Even more time passes and One character the three actors talk to Each other then Finally they all get up and leave. End.
then jokingly runs in the scene, then lies one stands up and walks around.
down on the bench.
 A match cut cuts from one
shot to a similar shot by
matching action or
composition.
These are mainly used as
scene transitions for

MATCH CUT example the closing and

opening of eyes and
anything physical.
You can also use verbal
match cuts and finish off
sentences in completely
different scenes and
characters.
MIND MAP A person

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running in the
same way in
different
places.

Constructing The opening of

sentences with
different people
Match someone eyes
linking to a
in different Cut. different
scenes. persons face.

Someone
sneezes and
he wakes
himself up
from his own
dream.
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Slow zoom to a person with closed eyes Then the actor abruptly opens his eyes. Then it cuts to a different persons eyes in
in slightly dark room. a better light room.

Then the camera zooms out End.

 These type of cuts are
abrupt transitions, an
example of this is some
SMASH CUT one waking up from an
intense dream.
Or going from something
intense to quiet vice versa.
MIND MAP Killer swings

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he knife down
then it cuts to
vegetables
being cut.

Detective enters
suspect house then Someone
discovers Smash wakes up from
something then an intense
scene cuts to Cut. dream.
something else.
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The actor is sleeping he begins to Toss and It then cuts to another actor dancing in Cuts back to main actor tossing and
turn. his dreams. turning again

Then in the dream the actor makes a loud Then the main actor abruptly wakes up.
noise. End.
 These cuts are used to give
the impression of a single

INVISIBLE
take, but cuts are hidden in
blackness.

CUT
These are also used with
whip pans and you can
hide the cut within the
camera motion.
MIND MAP Actor slowly

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cut closer in
to the face.

Two people start

Actor runs talking in one
around the Invisible room and then
corner cuts to cuts to blackness
Cut. to them talking
follow him. elsewhere

A actor walks
into room and
sees another
actor stealing
whip cut their
interactions.
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The camera pans towards the actor's Once the screen is black it'll cut into a The camera will then pan out revealing
black hair. scene with a different actor. the actors face.

End.
 This is an audio-based
transition. This is where
the audio from the current
shot carries over to the

L - CUT next shot.

This doesn’t have to be
only for scene transitions,
it can be used for when
characters are simply
talking to each other.
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snoring while he
sleeps then it
cuts to actor two
watching him in
disgust.

Actor is reading
from his dairy and
everytime a new Characters
area is brought up
the scene changes L-Cut talking to each
to match the scene other.
while keeping the
audio.

Actor is counting
numbers in a
little diary. Then
it cuts to him
counting his own
push ups.
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Two characters enter the scene and The sound from the greeting scene End.
greet their friend who is waiting for carries over as the scene changes to the
them. friend noticing his friends and greeting
them.
 This cut is where the audio
from the next scene starts
before you get to it.

J - CUT This is an editing technique

you may not even notice.
The J-Cut and L-Cut create
a seamless flow from one
scene to another.
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slowly falls
asleep and a
new Scene
starts.

Camera films
outside the
Characters talking
bathroom and you
to each other while
can hear the actor
camera focuses on
singing while
washing his hands
J-cut one person the
eventually moves
then the camera
to the other.
cuts to him doing
so.

Actor alone
talking on the
phone in a room.
Person knocking
on door guy
eventually
answers the door.
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Actor is on the phone waiting in a room. Someone starts knocking on the door, but Actor then gets restless and proceeds to
he continues to talk for a little. hang up the phone and answer the door.

Cuts to outside the door with actor two Then gets pushed by actor two through End.
knocking. Eventually actor one opens the the door.
door.