Editing

• Cut

  Moves from one shot to the other
• Fade (in/out)

  Shot gradually fades into or from another solid colour
• Dissolve

  One shot slowly dissolves into another
• Wipe

  One shot pushes another one across the screen
• Whip pan

  Fast paced transition
• Match cut

  Matching graphics,movement or audio
• Narrative sequences

  Continuity

  Elliptical

  Flashback

  Montage
• Establishing shot

  Locate where we are

  Can be exterior of a location

  Can be a wide
• Action match

  Action from one shot continuing into another shot
• Eyeline match

  Eyeline sets up direction of the next shot
• Shot reverse shot

  Development of action/eyeline matches in a sequence
• POV

  Follows an eyeline match to suggest what a character sees
• Cutaway

  Shot cuts away to something else in the scene
• 180° rule

  "Invisible" line across the action that the camera shouldn't cross
• Elliptical editing

  Cuts out time so we only see the important parts of the film
• Flashback

  Takes the narrative back in time
• Montage

  Series of shots to condense time
• Slow motion

  Shot is played slower to add emphasis
• Fast motion

  Shot is played faster then recorded
• Reverse motion

  Shot is played in reverse to "go back in time"
• Still frame

  Single frame is held for a moment to "freeze" narrative for intense emphasis
• Cross cutting

  One scene is intercut with another
• Parallel editing

  Cutting between scenes in different place happening at the same time
• Split screen

  Frame has a visible spilt to show different perspectives/places
• Quick editing

  Transitions take place more often to build pace
• Slow editing

  Longer takes to slow pace
• Editing on beat

  Edits match the beats. Popular in music videos