Editing techniques

                      

                         Editing techniques

Continuity editing

Continuity editing is an editing system used to maintain consistency of both time and space in the film. Continuity editing helps ground audiences in the reality of the film while establishing a clear and structured narrative.

The goal of continuity editing is to make the mechanisms of filmmaking invisible as to help the audience dismiss disbelief more easily.

Non continuity editing

Non-continuity editing is when shots are mismatched to disrupt the impression of time and space. This draws the audience's’ attention to the process of cutting and disturbs the illusion of ‘reality’. An example is the use of flashbacks.

Parallel editing

Parallel editing is when a video editor jumps between two different scenes. The scenes take place in two different locations but simultaneously in the world of the film.Parallel editing is a type of cross-cutting technique that best showcases contrast.

Intercutting

An intercut in film or video is an edited sequence that snaps back and forth between two or more camera shots that show a different course of action.

Jump cuts

A jump cut in filmmaking is an edit to a single, sequential shot that makes the action appear to leap forward in time.

Cut in shots

Cut-ins emphasize a particular part of a scene, offering a close-up or detailed view of a specific point-of-focus.

Cut away shots

A cutaway shot is a supplementary shot that “cuts away” from the main action to indicate something else in the space, such as an object or location.

Graphic match

A graphic match cut is an edit in cinematography that uses elements of one scene in the transition to the next scene. The purpose is to create a visual match for different scenes that are not inherently linked, like scenes set in different locations, by having a second shot that — in some way — mirrors the first. 

Eye line match

Eyeline match is a film editing technique to indicate to the audience what a character is seeing

Match cuts

A match cut is a direct transition between two or more similar shots. This links the two shots together to either maintain continuity, establish a connection or create meaning. The shots on either side of a match cut might share graphic or sound elements, or they may show the continuation of an action from one angle to the next. What matters is that the shots are connected through the match cut.

Ellipses 

Ellipsis is a common procedure in film narrative, where movement and action unnecessary to the telling of a story will often be removed by editing.