1. ADVANCED EDITING TECHNIQUES

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

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

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

5. 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

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

7. FLASHFORWARD
Visual technique giving audience info on what WILL HAPPEN

8. 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

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

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

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

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

13. 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

14. 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)