Editing techniques

Question 1

Cut

Answer 1

one scene ends - next begins immediately
most common transition
sometimes the transition between shots is unobservable

Question 2

Match cutting (simple continuity)

Answer 2

joins shots visually or thematically
eg door slams and another is opened in another scene

CUT TO CONTINUITY
- viewer should not be consciously aware of changing shots
- flow seamlessly
- fade in an uninterrupted manner

Question 3

Cross cut (parallel editing)

Answer 3

complete change of screen - conflict/surprise

-noticeable cut
-builds suspense; create to parallel narratives

Question 4

Jump cut

Answer 4

shots put together with little continuity
feeling of: tension, drama, violence, confusion

• smash cut: create sudden change in a visual image &/ sound
• fast cutting: joins shots of brief duration and conveys energy and panic
• cut away: a shot cutting away to a listener or an observer of the subject in the film to what is happening in the film

Question 5

Noddy

Answer 5

reaction shot included in interviews, see the interviewer reacting to the interviewee

Question 6

Fade in/out

Answer 6

indicate a passage of time
shot fades in from blackness or fades out to blackness

Question 7

Dissolve

Answer 7

gradual transition - end of one scene is super-imposed on the beginning to the nest
can be gradual or swift when shotes blend into each-other

Question 8

Superimposition

Answer 8

both the old and the new scene appear on the screen simultaneously
placing of one shot or a subtitle over another

Question 9

Wipe

Answer 9

one scene appears to wipe another scene off of the screen along a visible line

Question 10

Flipover

Answer 10

new scene appears to come in on the “back” of its predecessor

Question 11

Montage

Answer 11

french word for editing
a sequence in a film where the plot is rapidly advanced by means of a number of shots join in a rapid succession

eg convey the passing of time often accompanied by music

Question 12

Narrative montage

Answer 12

sequence determined by action and dialogue

Question 13

Expressive montage

Answer 13

the order in which the shots are joined is meant to penetrate the surface of immediate “reality” and reveal deeper truths

• flash back: movement back in time
• flash forward: movement forward in time
• freeze frame: a frame is isolated and frozen (appears most like a photograph)