Style of Editing

Style of Editing

 

Style of editing is how shots are linked together through the movement from one shot to the other (called a transition).

 

A Straight Cut is the most common and 'invisible' form of transition.One shot moves instantaviously to the next without the acknowledementof the audience. It helps retain reality and doesn't break the viewers' suspencion of belief.

 

Dissolves are a fading of one shot while another fades in simultaneously. This method is used to show a connection between the two shots.

 

 

Fades are a gradual darkening or lightening of an image until it turns black or white. It is used to indicate the ending of a particular section of time in that seuence or the eventual passing of time.

 

A wipe is when one image is pushed off the screen by another. This is more commonly used in Fantasy or Sci-Fi genres and is used to signal a shift in locations. (This editing style is a signature transition to the Movie 'Star Wars').
 

 

A Jump Cut is when the audience's attention is suddenly brought into focus on something. This is also known as discontinuity.
 

 

A Graphic Match is when two consecutive shots are matched in terms of the way they look.