CUTS IN

EDITING
Plan and Create the Following
Use the slides in the powerpoint
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DEMONSTR  Cutting on action just means right as someone is doing
something you cut too another shot or scene, it could be
ATE anything from someone doing a backflip and as there
hurtling through the air toward the floor you cut it to
someone dropping something it's usually a math cut as
CUTTING well, but it could also be someone moving there hand
and as they pass there hand by the camera you cut to a
ON ACTION different shot or scene.
MIND MAP A front shot of

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someone, they
jump out of a
vehicle then cuts to
a tracking shot at
worm level of the
characters shoes

Shot of
someone
opening a door
from the
outside and
then cuts to the
door opening
on the inside
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Vehicle
L Door Door
ma legs
n E left right
G
Back of
shoes
shoe
Man jumps out vehicle and As he hits ground cuts to a Tracking shot finishes with him
before he hits ground cuts to long tracking shot of mans turning towards a set of doors and
next shot shoes as he moves pushing them open

Door m Doo
Right an r left
(open (ope Gun
) n) Man
table
2 Hand
As man pushes doors open cut to view
of him entering from in the room (like Cuts outward to show more Shootout or something. I
above but at a horizontal angle and low of the room and people sitting based this example off
vantage shot) at tables cowboy film cliches.
 A cut away is
when the camera
CUT AWAY cuts between two
different relevant
scenes or locations
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house to a
different house
across the
street on fire

Cuts from one

fight to another
one
happening at
the same time
close to each
other
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man
man
1 rat
2

2 men talking to each other Cuts to a metal spherical pan to the right to see a two
room with a massive rat in a circle screens showing man 1
pilot seat then pan right

man man man

man 1 man 1
2 1
2

Cuts back to 2 men Man 1 asks ”Man2 are you a Man 2’s head opens and man
rat?” 1 says ”I knew it”
 Cuts back and
forth between
CROSS CUT characters.
Typically used for
phone
conversations
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two people
talking on a
phone cuts
between them
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man
man
1 ma 1
n2

Man 1 holding phone says Cuts to man two holding Cut back to man1 “How do
”Hey Man2” phone responds “Yes Man1?” you like you’re steak?”

man
ma 1
n2 fire

Cut to man2 “I like it well Cut man 1 “Oh ok. Thank Man1 hangs up. Zoom out to
done usually.” god for that.” show burning building in the
background
 Jumps to a
JUMP CUT different point in
the story to show
passage of time
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Cut from
unharmed
to injured

Cut from
young to
old men
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ma ma ma
n1 man n1 man n1 man
2 2 2

Man 1 says “do you think “Probably not” says man2 ”Well that’s a relief”-man1
killing that old man will have
consequences”
indi
go
ma ma
n1 man n1 man
2 2

man
2
ma
n1
Jump cut to man1 and 2 Man 1 says “Guess we got Jump cut to 5 seconds later young man
standing over dead man1 and 2 says “my
being old men with wrinkles luc- ” cuts off
name is indigo Toyota you killed my
and grey hair grandfather”
 A match cut is when
you cut from one thing
too something that
MATCH CUT looks similar for
example someone
looking at a globe cuts
too someone in space
looking at the earth
MIND MAP Someone
throws a dart

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and as it hits
the board it
cuts to
someone
hammering a
nail into a wall
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Man Man
1 1

“I finally graduated” says “now I can accomplish my Camera tracks hat travelling
man 1 dream”- man 1 throws up and spinning upwards
graduation hat

t
ha
Man
1
Man
2

Cuts to a pizza dough in the Falls in hands of Man2 Cuts to man1 wearing pizza hut
uniform standing at till ”Working at
air falling down making pizza pizza hut” (Disheartened tone)
 A sudden cut from
a peaceful/quiet
SMASH CUT scene to an
intense/loud scene
or vice versa
MIND MAP Fight scene

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cuts to two
people
having tea
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king king king

Soldier walks up to king Soldier: “King they’ve ”Then I’ll go down fighting”
breached the frontline” starts moving left

king
ma ma
n1 ma n1 ma
chess chess
n2 n2

Cut to close up ”Charge!” Smash cut to Man1 and 2 Man 1: “bishop to g5 and
playing chess that’s checkmate.”
INVISIBLE Explanation
CUT
MIND MAP Pan down to

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the ground
then pan up to
a different
scene

Tracking shot
then
something
passes in front
of camera and
scene changes
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ma ma ma

tree
n1 ma n1 ma n1 ma
n2 n2 n2

Man1 and 2 are walking to Man1 asks 2 “Do you think Man2 says “No”
the right tracking shot we’re real?”
following them
indi
go

tree

tree
ma

tree
tree

n1 ma

tree

tree
n2

ma

ma
n1

n2
Walk behind tree that is Invisible cut to forest as “My name is indigo Toyota”
closer to the camera passes tree Man1 and 2 are dead
 Sound from
L - CUT previous scene
continues into the
next scene
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montage
with music
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danc Dan dan
e ce ce

Cut to second person dancing in Cut to third person dancing in

Dancer 1 dances to music in
park someone in background workplace boss in background
club. Centre frame
walking dog. complaining to him but drowned out by
background out focus
Music still playing music

danc ma ma
e n1 ma n1 ma
n2 n2

Cut to fourth person dancing in a Zoom in on man1 and 2 man Man2: ”I think the more
house with man 1 and 2 in 1 asks ”Why is that man in important question is where that
background. Music still playing our house?” music is coming from”
 Opposite of L cut.
J - CUT Next scene sound
is heard at end of
current scene
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Flashback
hearing action
of next scene
as it fades in
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ma ma ma
n1 n1 n1

Man1 sitting by fireplace Man1:”Let me tell you the Man1:”Of how I fought a lion” the
story.” audio of lion roars from the next
scene starts playing

man1 ma ma
n1 n1

Fades to over the shoulder of man1 Cut to a wide shot of man 1 “I’m not fighting that! Get
watching a video of someone fighting a next to a lion someone else for your J-cut
lion on his phone example!” man1 leaves