Types of edit

 Types of edit                                                                     

Film editing is the process of cutting and assembling video shots to create a new work.

 

There are many types of edit:

• Cutting on action: it's the base of cutting. The editor cuts from one shot to another view that matches the first shot's action. It ensures that things remain the same from shot to shot. 

• Cut away:  it's used to illustrate something.   A cutaway scene is the interruption of a scene with the insertion of another scene. It usually cuts again to the first shot.

• Cross Cut: it's used to establish actions occurring at the same time. There are 2 actions in parallel. This technique is also know as parallel editing. (e.g. a phone call)

• Jump Cut: there is no continuity between shots. the shots seem to jump ahead in time during the same shot.  The editing is evident. It's also used to show the passing of time.  This cut allows the editor to jump forward in time.

• Match Cut: it's a visual editing. It's similar to the jump cut, but the difference is that in the match cut the location, costumes or time can change. It mirrors unrelated subjects before and after the cut, in some sort of comparative way. 

        There are 3 types of Match Cut: 

1. Movement Match Cut
2. Audio Match Cut
3. Graphic Match Cut

• Fade in/out: it's the change of shot with the use of the black screen.

• Dissolve: it's possible to see two shots at the same time as the scene goes from one shot to the other dissolving.

• Smash Cut: it abruptly cuts from one scene to another, creating mystery, and tonal contrast (e.g. someone waking up from a nightmare).

• L-Cut: the audio keeps going, even though the shot has changed. The audio can also spoiler what's going to happen in the following shot.

• Invisible Cut: the editing is not visible