Editing Techniques

Cutting on action is when one scene is cut to another scene that seemingly follows on, but the scenes were not filmed in succession. When combined it gives the impression that the two scenes are continuous, and most of the time this works by having the two shots being of different things, which helps the cut be unnoticeable. An example of this would be someone shooting a bullet, then the next scene would be the bullet hitting the glass and shattering it. Even though the scenes follow on, it would be difficult to film it in one single sequence, so cutting on action is used.

Juxtapositions are created by placing two contrasting themes together to exaggerate the properties of them. For example, placing a tall character next to a smaller character makes them seem taller and smaller than they actually are; this is due to the difference between them. The larger the contrast, the better the effect; if a tall character was near a character who was only slightly smaller, they'd still look taller, but not as tall as they would when put next to a really small character.

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This is a diagram showing the 180 degree rule, and how it actually works.

This scene follows the action during the assault and destruction of the Death Star. The view is taken from the ship as it flies through the Death Star, with view from behind, the side, and inside of the cockpit.

This is another example of following the action, this time during a car chase in The Italian Job. The camera follows all the different cars during this chase scene.



This is an example of . This clip has narration over it explaining the events, but it does not actually show the events as they unfold; it just merely describes them.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnxUtOAdXnE

This is the truck chase from Terminator 2. This scene swaps between the main focus being on John Connor, the pursuing T-1000, and the Terminator. This swapping between the focus of the scene helps add to the tension, and makes the whole thing more dramatic.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmVXBtsWSZ4



This is the 180 Degree Rule. The rule states that the person on each shot should stay in the same place during the scene, or else it will become disorientating.

Cross cutting is used to display two separate scenes in a film that are occurring at the the same time. It can also be used to build up suspense in the scene, with this clip being an example of that.

This is an example of a point of view shot. This film was created entirely using this method, to show it from the main characters eyes, but usually it is just used for shorter sequences. A point of view shot is normally a first person view, but sometimes can be third person, or over the shoulder.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLvIFRNbqOs

This is an example of a shot reverse shot, although an unusual example of one. A shot reverse shot is when two characters are shown on the screen at different times when talking to each other, and facing towards the other character. For example Character A could be on the right looking left when they're talking, and when Character B talks it cuts to them on the left looking right. This example is odd because it features one character, with both sides of it's personality talking to each other.

This is an example of a series of various different transitions used in one film.

It features standard transitions, as well as clever ones that use the environment.

This is an example of a montage sequence. It shows the main character undergoing training, and features various clips of him set at different times, to show a sense of progression.

This is an example of a jump cut. The scene abruptly skips throughout the clip, as two clips shown after each other shows the subject of the scene in a different position, either a slight or large change in position. This causes the scene to become discontinuous, and is considered a violation of continuity editing, as there is no logical coherence between the two shots, just a simple cut.