Cuts and Transitions

Cuts and Transitions 

Cut-

• A film transition is a technique used in the post-production process of film editing and video editing by which scenes or shots are combined. Most commonly this is through a normal cut to the next shot.
• A cut is an abrupt, but usually trivial film transition from one sequence to another. It is synonymous with the term edit, though "edit" can imply any number of transitions or effects.
• Cutting on action or matching on action refers to film editing and video editing techniques where the editor cuts from one shot to another view that matches the first shot's action. A common example is a man walking up to a door and reaching for the knob.

Fade to/from Black-

·      A video fade is when a shot gradually fades to (or from) a single colour, usually black or white. A fade is different to a crossfade, which is a transition directly between two shots rather than one shot to a colour. The "fade from black" and "fade to black" are ubiquitous in film and television.

·      In the post-production process of film editing and video editing, a dissolve is a gradual transition from one image to another. The terms fade-out (also called fade to black) and fade-in are used to describe a transition to and from a blank image. This is in contrast to a cut where there is no such transition

It’s used to move from one scene to another instead of it just cutting straight to it.

Wipe-

·      A wipe is a type of film transition where one shot replaces another by travelling from one side of the frame to another or with a special shape.

·       An iris slow is a wipe that takes the shape of a growing or shrinking circle.

Dissolve-

·      A dissolve is a classic editing technique used to transition between shots, typically shots that bridge two scenes together. As opposed to a straight cut from one shot to another, a dissolve involves the gradual transition from the first image to the next.

Whip Pan-

·      A whip pan is a type of pan shot in which the camera pans so quickly that the picture blurs into indistinct streaks. It is commonly used as a transition between shots, and can indicate the passage of time or a frenetic pace of action.

Cutaways-

·      In film and video, a cutaway shot is the interruption of a continuously filmed action by inserting a view of something else.

·       For example, if the main shot is of a man walking down an alley, possible cutaways may include a shot of a cat on a nearby dumpster or a shot of a person watching from a window overhead.

Jump Cuts-

·      A jump cut is a cut in film editing in which two sequential shots of the same subject are taken from camera positions that vary only slightly if at all. ... Jump cuts, in contrast, draw attention to the constructed nature of the film.

Cutting on Action-

·      Cutting on action or matching on action refers to film editing and video editing techniques where the editor cuts from one shot to another view that matches the first shot's action.

·      Just as his hand touches the knob, the scene cuts to a shot of the door opening from the other side.

Cross Cut-

·      Cross-cutting is an editing technique most often used in films to establish action occurring at the same time, and usually in the same place. In a cross-cut, the camera will cut away from one action to another action, which can suggest the simultaneity of these two actions but this is not always the case.

Graphic Match or Match Cut-

·      In film, a match cut is a cut from one shot to another where the two shots are matched by the action or subject and subject matter. For example, in a duel a shot can go from a long shot on both contestants via a cut to a medium closeup shot of one of the duellists.

J-Cut-

·      The placing of the camera at a 90º angle to the action. graphic match. A visual rhyme between two successive shots. jump cut. A rapid, jerky transition from one frame to the next, either disrupting the flow of time or movement within a scene or making an abrupt transition from one scene to another.

L-Cut-

·      A film transition is a technique used in the post-production process of film editing and video editing by which scenes or shots are combined. Most commonly this is through a normal cut to the next shot.