Editing

Continuity Editing - Used to smooth over the discontinuity of the editing process and to establish logical coherence between shots - It creates an action that flows smoothly across shots and scenes without jarring and it establishes a sense of story for the viewer.

Discontinuity Editing - Can be expressed by the deliberate use of ellipses. Cutting techniques useful in showing the nature of the specific ellipses are the dissolve and fade. Other editing styles can show  reversal of time or even an abandonment of it altogether, flashbacks and the montage techniques.

Types of Editing

- Cross-Cutting (Parallel editing) - A Method of editing use in which the POV switches alternately from events at one location to those of another related action or switching from one person talking to another quickly indicating they are happening simultaneously.

- Jump Cut - A cut which brakes the continuity of time by jumping forwards from one part of an action to another. For example, if someone is driving from one destination to another then a jump cut would be used so you don't have to watch the whole journey otherwise it would be boring for the viewers.

- 180 Degree Rule - This is a filming guideline that participates in a scene that should have the same left-right relationship to each other, with filming only taking place within the 180 degree angle. For Example, when you see soldiers walking moving from left to right on the front lines then right to left when they return home, creating a continuous sense of direction.

- Shot Reverse Shot - Usually used for conversation scenes, this technique alternates between over-the-shoilder shots showing each character speaking. This shot often ties in with the 180 Degree Rule to retain continuity by not disturbing the audience's sense of location of the characters in the shot.

Eyeline Match - The matching of eyelines between two or more characters. For example, if Ben looks to the right in shot A, Dan will look to the left in shot B. This establishes a relationship of proximity and continuity.

Match on Action  - This is an editing technique for continuity editing in which one shot cuts to another shot portraying the action of the subject in the first shot. This creates the impression of continuity because the action carrying through creates a 'visual bridge' which draws the viewer's attention away from slight cutting of continuity issues.

Match Cut - This is a cut in film editing between either two different objects, two different spaces, or two different compositions in which an object in the two shots graphically match, often helping to establish a strong continuity of action and linking the two shots metaphorically.

Other Transitions are:

- Dissolve

- Fade in/out

- Wipe

- Superimposition

- Long/Short Take

- Slow Motion

- Ellipses

- Expansion of Time