Editing techniques media A level work

1. EDITING TECHNIQUES
Maddie Pluck

2. MONTAGE EDITING
• This is the process of cutting up footage and editing it
into a sequence, in montage editing it is very clear that
footage has been edited we see this through the amount
of close ups and the frequent cuts. Or when certain
effects are used, such as jump cutting, dissolves and
fades.

3. CONTINUITY EDITING
• This is probably one of the most common forms of editing, and is
used to maintain a clear narrative by following certain rules. This
form of editing is well structured and the shots sequences edited
to appear seamless making it easier to watch the film.
• The Rules Include:
• Shot reverse shot
• 180 rule
• Crosscutting
• Match on action
• Eye line match
• Re-establishing shot

4. DISCONTINUITY EDITING
• This is when a series of shots are used to distort the
viewers as they seem out of place and not in line with the
narrative. This means that the editing is not as smooth
and does not really have a logical flow when the shots are
edited together which can often seem quite ambiguous.

5. MATCH CUTTING
• A match cut is used to suggest a relationship between
two objects, it is a cut within a scene that makes sense
spatially.

6. CROSS CUTTING
• This is when you cut a certain amount of shots back and
forth between a line of action, this makes the audience
aware that the action is all happening at the same time.

7. FLASH CUTTING
•This technique is used when the duration of the
shot is very brief, the shot usually last less than 2
seconds.

8. JUMP CUTTING
• When this technique is used it creates a lack of continuity,
it seems as though it is it interrupts a shot. This is because
it occurs during the middle of a scene in order to
condense the overall shot.

9. SUBLIMINAL CUTTING
• This techniques means that the shots pass the frame so
quickly that the audience is hardly aware, often used in
action shots.

10. ELLIPTICAL EDITING
• This is a transition which only reveals parts of an event
creating suspense in the plot and ellipsis in the story
duration.

11. SPLIT EDIT
• This is when the audio and the video are edited so they
do not start together, so either the sound comes in after
the footage or vise versa.

12. INVISIBLE CUTTING
• The purpose of this is that the editing is supposed to be
so smooth that the audience becomes unaware of it. This
is a very useful technique as it allows the views to enjoy
the film without distractions and so do not notice each
individual cut.

13. LINE CUTTING
• This is when the filming is shot in a chronological order
but the camera angle switches from one to another,
which is all done in one sequence so there are multiple
cameras in the studio.

14. OVERLAPPING EDITING
• This is a cut that repeats parts of an action which makes
the duration of the scene last longer.

15. IRIS
• This is a very visible form of editing and we see this a
circle closing down over or opening up a shot, this is not
as common anymore or is used in contemporary films or
silent Hollywood.

16. WIPE AND FADE
• A wipe is seen on screen and is visible to the audience, this is
when one shot is pushed across the frame in one movement
pulling the next shot into place
• The fade transition is done 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. Often used to indicate a
change in time and place.