Editing

Editing

Video editing cuts:

• cutting on action
• cut away
• cross cut
• jump cut
• match cut
• fade in
• fade out
• dissolve
• smash cut
• iris
• wipe
• invisible cut
• l-cut
• j-cut

Editing - prepare material for publication by correcting, condensing, or otherwise modifying it.

Continuity - make sure things are continuous

Continuity Editing - make scenes look continuous

180 degree rule - Is to orientate the viewer, to establish the placement of characters.

Match on action - show continuous action

Shot reverse shot - when it goes from shot a to b to a to b

eye-line match - Is a following shot that follows what character is looking at, makes cuts smoother the audience expects the cut to happen and is eager to see what happens next/what character sees.

cross cutting - Technique of continuously alternating 2 or more scenes that often happen simultaneously (at same time) but in different locations.

insert shot - In film, an insert is a shot of part of a scene as filmed from a different angle and/or focal length from the master shot (original/establishing shot). Inserts cover action already covered in the master shot, but emphasize a different aspect of that action due to the different framing.

cut away - A cutaway is video scene that CUTS away to relevant images or footage

Editing techniques used in the matrix

The editing techniques used in this sequence of the film are cutting on action (0:04), match on action (0:05), CGI transitioning into a cut away (0:33)

Continuity errors

Continuity errors can be errors such as angles, lighting, costumes, props.

The errors from this sequence includes the changing position of the wine and bread from 0:30 to 0:35, the TV that was turned on at 0:37, the second bottle of wine at 0:40, the third bottle of wine and different shirt at 0:45, changed from orange juice at 0:36, no bottles of wine and changed meals at 0:56.

Examples on matching on action:

An example of matching on action would be this sequence of the matrix, transitioning from the first combat to the next shot towards the pillar.

Eye line matching would be a shot of the actors point of view such as an actor looking off screen then transitioning into a wide shot of the scenery.

Cross cutting example:

Insert shot example: