media ISL task 2

Editing techniques:

§  Cutting: This is where a shot is cut at a certain point and another takes its place to a different shot.

§  Shot reverse shot cutting: Usually used for conversation scenes, this technique alternates between over-the-shoulder shots showing each character speaking to give the audience each of the characters perspectives. .

§  Continuity editing: editing that creates action that flows smoothly across shots and scenes without messing each scene up and the scenes flow smoothly together. This creates a sense of story/plot for the viewers.

§  Eye line match: The matching of eye lines between two or more characters. This is used to show a connection between two characters or a similarity.

§  Matched cut: a cut joining two shots where the compositional elements match, this helps to establish strong continuity of action in the scene.

§  Jump cut: A cut that creates a lack of continuity by leaving out parts of the action. This is used only to get the best shots out of the scene used for the audience.

§  Montage: this is a scene full of different cuts of shots put into one. This can show action or flashbacks.

§  Fade: 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. This is often used to indicate a change in time and place as a transition.

§  Wipe: Visible on screen as a bar travelling across the frame pushing one shot off and pulling the next shot into place. Rarely used in contemporary film, but common in films from the 1930s and 1940s.