UNIT 16, ASSIGNMENT 1- EDITING TECHNIQUESBy Brandon Boyd

Shot Reverse Shot The shot reverse shot is a film technique

used to show one character talking to another character who is off of the screen. It is often a feature shot used in classical Hollywood style filmed, along with some continued editing which de-emphasizes transitions between shots such as when the spectator perceives a continuous action chronologically and logically.

The primary elements of this type of shot originated from a three-camera set up. The shots that you should include for a basic shot reverse are; a two shot of the characters in a medium or wide shot, as well as an over the shoulder shot for both character A & B, or characters A, B & C if there are three actors.

Jump Cut A jump cut shot is where two sequenced shots of

the same person are taking, but from different positions. This gives the effect of the film jumping forwards in time, and it is a manipulation tool used during the duration of a single shot. This type of cut quickly communicates the passing of time and aims to also give the appearance of a continious shot, giving the scene more of a professional feel. Jump cuts also draw attention to the constructed nature of the film.

The “30 degree rule” is a guideline used to avoid jump cuts in a film, and advises the rule of creating consecutive shots to appear “seamless”. This ensures that the camera position is 30 degrees off from the previous shot, and in some cases, the framing might also change. Although jump cuts can be created through the editing of two shots together, non-continuous spatial jump cats can also be created buy removing a middle section of the filmed shot.

Cut Away The cut away shot is an interruption between a continuous filmed action, by inserting

a clip from a different perspective. It’s an ABA situation where the A clips are from one scene, and B is from another scene. Editors often choose cutaway shots related to the main action, such as another action or object in the same location. If the main shot for example, was of a man walking down an alley way, possible cutaways could include a shot on a nearby road, a car driving out of a driveway or a person watching from an upstairs window of a house.

The most common ways that this type of shot are used in the media industry, are in dramatic films to adjust the pace of the main action happening in the film, and conceal some of the accidentally deleted and unwanted scenes from the main shot. This enables the editor to be able to join two versions of the same filming together and create it into one shot. For example, a shot from a particular scene may be improved by cutting a few frames out, where an actor has paused, sniffed or forgotten their lines; concealing the break when possible.

Match Cut Match cuts are a type of cut in film editing

between two different objects, spaces or compositions to establish a strong continuity of action and linking between the shots. This type of cut often smoothes over the natural discontinuity of the shot changes, establishing more of a logical coherence between the shots.

A graphic match between the particular shots, which is different to a graphic contrast or collision, occurs when shapes or colours in a shot match in composition, within a scene of across a transitioning between two scenes. The seamless cutting of the continuity editing within a scene, often referred to as the “graphic match” usually denote a more obvious transition or comparison between the two shots via pictorial elements or a meaningful comparison between elements in both of the shots.

Montage Montage editing is a technique used to

shorten multiple shots and combine them together, generally with transitions to go from one clip to the next. They are often condensed into a short space so that the montage isn’t too long.

The term “montage sequence” has been used primarily by the British and American film studios, referring to the common techniques outlined, such as cutting and using a variety of shots. From the 1930’s-50’s, montage sequences have been combined to create numerous amounts of short shots by optical effects such as fades, dissolves, split screens, double & triple exposures along with after effect transitions and music.