The document defines and provides examples of various cinematic techniques used in film editing, including cuts, transitions between shots like fades and dissolves, the matching of characters' eye lines, and shot types like long takes and shot/reverse-shot patterns. Videos are included with many of the definitions to illustrate how each technique is implemented and the effect it has on the viewing experience.

1. By me 

2. A visual transition created in editing in which
one shot is instantaneously replaced on the
screen by another.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFv
NeNAHZ9k

3. Editing that creates action that flows smoothly
across shots and scenes without jarring visual
inconsistencies. Establishes a sense of story for
the viewer.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qoaw
7iTPlZc&safe=active

4. Cutting back and forth quickly between two or
more lines of action, indicating they are
happening simultaneously.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-
A69UHFk4s

5. A gradual scene transition. The editor
overlaps the end of one
shot with the beginning of the next one.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XW1
KJWqafkU&safe=active

6. The matching of eye lines between two or more characters.
For example, if Sam looks to the right in shot A,
Jean will look to the left in shot B. This establishes
a relationship of proximity and continuity.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7Ae
IRGeOXo

7. 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.
Often used to indicate a change in time and place.

8. Visible on screen as a circle closing down over or
opening up on a shot. Seldom used in contemporary
film, but common during the silent era of Hollywood films.

9. Scenes whose emotional impact and visual
design are achieved through the editing
together of many brief shots.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBNn
HlqO4cs

10. A long take that extends for an entire
scene or sequence. It is composed of only
one shot with no editing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eotXI
rMXDZo&safe=active

11. Usually used for conversation scenes, this
technique alternates between over-the-shoulder
shots showing each character speaking.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5m
mJMd9Ox0&safe=active