Editing Flashcards
Straight Cut
Two shots joined/spliced together with no obvious continuity device
Cross-Cut
Editing that alternates shots of two or more lines of action occurring in two different places, usually simultaneously
Parallel Cut
Editing that alternates shots of two or more lines of action with no implied temporal connection between them. Often used for associative or symbolic purposes
Fade-in
A gradual lightening of the image from black to light.
Fade-out
A gradual darkening of the image to black
Dissolve
Shot A gradually disappears and shot B gradually appears in its place with momentary superimposition of the two
Iris-in
Image gradually revealed from blackness through expanding circle of light
Iris-out
Reverse of iris-in
Wipe
One image is gradually replaced by another at a boundary which moves across the frame. This boundary is often a straight line which moves across the screen vertically, but it may take other directions and shapes.
Direction Match
The direction of a person or object is consistent across the cut
Eye-line Match
A cut in which two characters in different shots appear to look at each other because of the direction of their glances.
Movement match
An action begun in one shot is continued or completed in the next shot
Axis Match
The angle of the camera in relation to the object remains the same from shot to shot
Graphic Match
Any juxtaposition of graphically similar images
Jump Cut
A break or jump in time, caused by removing a section of a shot and then splicing together what remains of it. On screen the result is often jerky
