Editing Terminology

Eye line Match - A shot of someones face looking, then a shot of what they're looking at

Cross Cutting - Cutting from one scene to the other,. showing the action is happening at the same time. To suggest characters story lines will ,meet and converge.

Cut on motion/ motion cut - Cutting to a closer frame or different frame when there is movement to draw pour attention to it. Starts on one shot and is completed on the next.

Graphic Match - Two shots chosen for graphic similarity e.g. a clock face and rolo (both circular)

Shot - reverse shot - Used during conversations to show one characters perspective to the other in a conversation

Transitions -

• Cut (hard cut)
• Dissolve/cross fade
• Fade in/out
• Jump cut

Jump cut  - Draws attention to the editing and takes out some of the time in a chronological narrative

Montage - Shots chosen for thematic relationship and are often used to show development and crunch time

Pace - How does the edit affect the mood through the pace of the clip