2. Cut
• A visual transition created in editing in which one shot is instantaneously
replaced on screen by another.
3. Jump Cut
• A jump cut is a cut in film editing in which two sequential shots of the same
subject are taken from camera positions that vary only slightly. We will use
a jump cut to show two people getting ready at once. This will give our
opening the effect of jumping forwards in time.
4. Eye-Line match
• An eye-line match is a film editing technique which is based on the premise
that the audience will want to see what the character on-screen is seeing.
The eye-line match begins with a character looking at something offscreen, followed by a cut to the object or person at which he is looking.
For example, a man is looking off-screen to his left, and then the film cuts
to a television that he is watching.
5. Cross-Cutting
• Cutting back and forth quickly between two or more lines of action, which we
indicate in our opening that the actions are happening simultaneously.
6. Slow motion
• Slow motion is an effect in film-making whereby time appears to be slowed
down. Typically this style is achieved when each film frame is captured at a
rate much faster than it will be played back. When replayed at normal
speed, time appears to be moving more slowly.
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7. Fade
• A visual transition between shots or scenes that appears on screen as a brief
interval with no picture. The editor fades one shot to black and then fades
in the next. We will use this to indicate a change in time or place.
