Editing that emphasises a smooth transition between shots and scenes so the process to do not appear noticeable to the audience. It is usually associated with classic Hollywood cinema.
What is continuity editing?
100
Editing that attempts to draw attention to itself by linking shots that are not seamlessly joined together for example using juxtaposition and montage
What is non-continuity editing?
200
The current shot fades into a black screen
What is a fade in
200
The screen is black at the beginning and gradually the image appears
What is a fade out?
200
A cut from the main action to a piece of related action somewhere else or just outside the frame
What is a cut away?
200
This is an editing pattern that cuts to the view in the opposite direction. It is most commonly used in dialogue, cutting from one speaker to the other.
What is a shot/reverse shot?
300
A scene transition in which the end of one shot appears to slowly break into tiny particles with the beginning of the next shot replacing it.
What is a dissolve?
300
This is where the new shot appears to cross the screen, pushing the current shot out of the way. This kind of effect is rare in TV Drama as it destroys verisimilitude
What is a wipe?
300
Is when we cut to a shot showing an object of a very similar shape or colour in the same place on the screen
What is a graphic match?
300
Where a few frames have been removed from a continuous action, giving a jerky, unnaturalistic feel to the presentation of the action
What is a jump cut?
400
The linking of two sets of action that are running concurrently and are interdependent with the narrative often in order to build suspense
What is cross cutting?
400
When two connected events that are occurring at the same time but are happening in two different spaces
What is Parallel editing?
500
It is usually achieved by slow motion or using long takes. We are so used to reading editing and short takes that editing choices to include long takes slow time down
What is the Expansion of time?
500
This is where a cut does not go to the next instant of drama but omitting
a portion of the sequence of events. This could be seconds, minutes, hours,
months or even years