Shots
A shot of someone or something taken from the perspective or camera angle from the shoulder of another person
over the shoulder shot
A cut used when you want to cut from clip to clip without any type of transition
hard cut
Clip 1
dutch angle
Clip 1
Cameras should not cross the 180 line in order to ensure directional consistency from shot to shot
180 degree rule
Shot of what can be seen with the human eye in a single quick glance and convey all the action taking place in that field of view
Mid shot/medium shot
A cut that allows the editor to jump forward in time; continuity doesn’t have to be considered
Jump cut
pan/panning shot
Clip 2
cutaway
the maintenance of continuous action and self-consistent detail in the various scenes of a movie
continuity
A type of shot that tightly frames a person or object. They display the most detail but do not include the broader scene, used to stress the importance of a particular character at a particular moment
Close-up
A cut during which you hear the audio from the previous shot, even though we’ve moved on, visually, to another shot (Audience is looking at Clip B, while still hearing audio from Clip A)
L Cut
Clip 3
low angle
Clip 3
Montage
process of identifying and securing all elements that will be needed for the film; the planning stages
pre-production
Shots that give a general view of the surroundings, typically showing the entire object or human figure
Wide shot
A cut during which audience hears the audio before they see the video (The audience is looking at Clip A, but hearing audio from Clip B)
J cut
Clip 4
Tracking shot
Clip 4
Match cut
editing, the detailed finishing processes (captioning, titles, etc.)
post-production
A shot in which the camera is pointed down toward the subject to make the object photographed seem smaller, and less significant or scary
High angle
A cut that moves between 2 different scenes that are happening at the same time in different spaces used to tell 2 simultaneous stories at once and, if used effectively, the information being given to the audience will make complete sense
Cross-cut
Clip 5
Point of View (POV) shot
Clip 5
cross cut
a piece of narration in a movie or broadcast, not accompanied by an image of the speaker