Editing Examples

There are 2 main types of editing:

 

1.      Continuity Editing – Style of editing that makes all cuts seem invisible or seamless. It is dependent upon the use of three key rules when the film is being shot.

1^{st rule} The 180 degree rule, 2^{nd rule} the 30 degree rule, 3^{rd rule} the fourth wall: characters never

look  or talk into the camera.

Continuity editing is designed to encourage the suspension of disbelief as it is considered that breaking any of the four mentioned rules will alert the viewer to the fact they are watching a film and thus prevent absorption. Even with the use of these rules, there are certain types of cuts that help make cuts seem seamless.

1.Match On Action:

·         A characters action in one shot is matched in another so that the characters action motivates the cut. 

• Eye Line Match : 
  ·         A shot of a character looking at something in one shot is cut with what is being looked at in another.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Shot Reverse Shot:
  ·         A set of three shots in which one character speaks in one shot, another character reacts to what is being said in a second shot and we then cut to the initial character talking.
  
  
  
  
  Cut Away: 
  ·         An instantaneous shift from a distant framing to a closer view of some portion for the same space.
  
  

       

                         Cross Cutting:Cutting between two simultaneous lines of action with the implication they will eventually meet. Often used in chase scenes or to build suspense. 

                       Graphic Match:

·         Where two shots of almost exactly the same composition and framing are cut together.

                The Jump Cut:
  

·         A cut which deliberately breaks either the 180 degree or 30 degree rule to make the cut seem as if it jumps.

      Long Take:

·         A shot which doesn’t cut for a very long time (30s,1min)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Qh7jFJ6zWw

 Transition:

·         When two shots are mixed together as appose to cut. E.g. Dissolve, wipe, fade- in/out.

(like in imovie or star wars)

Speed: Slow motion & sped up. 

 The 2nd Type of editing is called Montage:

Montage:
 

1.      A montage sequence is usually used to connote the passage of time by assembling a variety of shots either through juxtaposition accompanied by a musical sound of some kind.