Master Edit Notes

 Cut

• The most common transition — an instant change from one shot to the next. The raw footage from your camera contains cuts between shots where you stop and start recording

Mix/Dissolve/Crossfade

  • These are all terms to describe the same transition — a gradual fade from one shot to the next
  • Crossfades have a more relaxed feel than a cut and are useful if you want a meandering pace, contemplative mood, etc. Scenery sequences work well with crossfades, as do photo montages
  • Crossfades can also convey a sense of passing time or changing location

Fade

  • Fades the shot to a single colour, usually black or white. The "fade to black" and "fade from black" are ubiquitous in film and television. They usually signal the beginning and end of scenes
  • Fades can be used between shots to create a sort of crossfade which, for example, fades briefly to white before fading to the next shot

Wipe

  • One shot is progressively replaced by another shot in a geometric pattern.
    There are many types of wipe, from straight lines to complex shapes
  • Wipes often have a coloured border to help distinguish the shots during the
  • Wipes are a good way to show changing location
  • Most editing applications offer a large selection of digital transitions with various effects. There are too many to list here, but these effects include colour replacement, animated effects, pixelization, focus drops, lighting
  • Many cameras also include digital effects, but if possible it is better to add these in post-production

Continuity Editing

• Visual editing where shots are cut together in a clear and linear flow of uninterrupted action. This type of cutting seeks to maintain a continuous sense of time and space.


Continuity Error

• When the action or elements of a scene don't match across shots. For example, when a character breaks a glass window but in a later shot the window is shown undamaged.


Cross Cutting

• Technique used to give the illusion that two story lines of action are happening at the same time by rapidly cutting back and forth between them.


Cutaway

• The interruption of a continuously filmed action with a shot that's peripherally related to the principal action

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