This blog posts will cover the different types of editing techniques used in the film industry
1) Cut-on action
Cutting on action or matching on action refers to film editing and video editing procedures where the editor cuts from one shot to another perspective that fits the prior shot's activity.
A frequent example is a guy stepping up to a door and grabbing for the handle. Just as his hand approaches the knob, the picture switches to a view of the door opening from the other side.
This video brilliantly explains the cut on action transitions, one of the examples used in this video are from the famous franchise 'Harry Potter' where the franchise's antagonist using a spell through a wand, there are continous shots which show him casting spells
2) Cutting away
Cutaways are extra shots that 'cut away' from the primary shot (for example, an interview) to another shot, which is often a visual representation of whatever the speaker is talking about, according to the cutaway definition. It is then cut back to the main picture after this interruption of a continuous shot. Cutaways have the effect of providing viewers with more information than a single shot of someone speaking because they use different video that is linked with narration to provide that background to the audience. There are 3 well know types of cutaway shots
eye-line match; When we display a character before we show an item or a person, it typically signifies that the character is gazing at that particular object or person.
dialogue referent; When we show a person speaking, we also show whatever it is that person is talking about in the second frame.
thought referent; a person thinking, as well as what the person is thinking about a person thinking
The character Anna is seen in this scene from Argento's La Sindrome di Stendhal, which was released in 1996, staring at a painting by Brueghel, The Fall of Icarus. The action takes place inside the walls of the Uffizi Gallery. The Fall of Icarus, on the other hand, is not included in the museum's collection! Probably a replica, photographed in the studio and then blended together with Anna's images from the Uffizi to give the impression that they are both in the same room. This example highlights how EM can be quite compelling when it comes to establishing cinematic space, whether it is real or imaginary.
3) cross cut (parallel edition)
It is used to portray two separate scenes, time-frames, or locations in the same frame (for example, two different parts of a phone call).
This shpt is from the movie mean girls and it perfectly exemplifies cross-cut shot
4) jump cut
This style of cut occurs abruptly, heightening the element of surprise.
Jean-Luc Godard shot this sequence over a lengthy period of time, but he removed frames in post-production. This accomplishes (at the very least) two objectives: 1) It enables for a longer spatial vehicle journey, as well as a larger distance driven, without taking an eternity, and 2) it makes the film pop, keeping it hopping and entertaining throughout the film.
5) match cut
used to create an intriguing transition from one scene to another in order to demonstrate comparison
This video shows a montage from the blockbuster tv show ''Breaking Bad'', it uses seemless matching cuts to show Walter White's contrasting lifestyles as a normal husband,father, teacher and a drug dealing chemist
6) fade in / fade out
With a fade, visual and audio components progressively fade away as new ones gradually take their place to indicate a different environment or time period.
These transitions are from the movie ''To catch a theif'' which show the fade in and fade out cuts seemlessly
7) dissolve
A situation in which the beginning of one shot progressively overlaps the end of another is known as an overlap.
These clips come from the 2009 movie "Mao's Last Dancer".
8) smash cut
It's a sudden shift, akin to a jump cut in film.
this video contains examples of smash cut from different movies
9) iris
This shot is relatively outdated as it was used in old pieces of film and cartoons. An increasing and decreasing circle of various sizes is used to represent this transition. The impact is quite similar to that of opening and shutting one's eyes, which is how the term came about.
10) wipes
The term "wipe" refers to a visual pattern or feature that occurs when one shot transitions into another.
This transition was arguable one of the most used transitions in the star wars franchise and the video above shows a compilation of the wipe transitions in star wars
11) montage
Montages are a collection of clips that are stitched together to form a scenario. They might be completely unconnected to one another yet still make some sense in the context of the tale. It's most often employed to demonstrate a character's quick growth or to provide a background.
this video shows a compilation of montages from different pieces of film