Style of Editing

Style of editing

Style of editing is linking two different shots in some way or another. Transition - the movement from one shot to the next. There are a few different ways to move from shot to shot:

Straight cut

A basic cut. Shot A abruptly ends and Shot B abruptly begins.

Dissolve

Dissolve involves gradually changing the visibility of the picture. Rather than transitioning from a shot to a to a colour, a dissolve is when a shot changes into another shot gradually. Dissolves, like cuts, can be used to create a link between two different objects.

Fade

A fade occurs when the shot gradually turns to a single colour, usually black, or when a picture gradually appears on screen. Fade in generally occurs at the beginning of film, while fade out are typically found at the end of a film.

Wipe

Wipe involves one shot replacing another, traveling from one side of the frame to another.

Jump Cut

A jump cut is usually the result of a continuity error, and not a stylistic choice by the director. A jump cut occurs when a cut, designed to act merely as a camera angle change, reveals a continuity error between the two shots.