ADVANCED EDITING TECHNIQUES

CONTINUITY EDITING Continuous space & time used to advance story (advances in “real time”) Matching action between shots 90% of all editing is continuity editing

MONTAGE EDITING Series of short shots edited together to condense story Shows change or passage of time Often set to music

CROSSCUTTING Shows 2 things happening at same time in different places Can create suspense Cuts back & forth usually get faster as time goes on

JUMPCUTTING Cutting from shot to other shot that is almost same Cutting section out of shot Often “mistake” made by amateurs but can be stylistic way to condense scene Should happen more than 2X to look intentional

FLASHBACK Visual technique giving audience info on what happened in the past Methods? Blurs Black and white Sepia Saturated Darkened borders, etc.

FLASHFORWARD Visual technique giving audience info on what WILL HAPPEN

EYE-LINE MATCH Series of shots, at least 3: person looking at something thing person is looking at from person’s POV return to person to show his or her reaction to seeing thing Important for silent storytelling

FADE Shot slowly fades away & screen is entirely black (or other color) Shows passage of time

DISSOLVE Shot slowly fades away & is replaced by another shot Shows passage of time

WIPE Gradual transition from one image to another with outline of shape Uncommon in professional productions

PACING Speed at which movie advances. Depends on Quickness of action Length of shots / variety of angles How close camera is to action

LONG TAKE / SHORT TAKE LONG TAKE—single shot that feels intentionally long At least 20—30 seconds. Why? SHORT TAKE—very quick takes / shots, typically for action sequences Possibly 1—2 seconds or less

SWISH PAN Transition technique Quick pan that creates blur Can use it to transition between two shots or scenes (can be part of the original shot or just a quick, blurred pan between 2 shots)