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Unit 21
Types
History
Narrative
Techniques
Straight cut
A continuation of one shot to another in the same place and at the same time.
Dissolve
Dissolve - A dissolve is when the first clip starts to disappear, and the second image gradually appears.
Wipes
This transition happens when one shot replaces the other from a specific direction or with a specific shape.
Long takes
This is also called a continuous shot which duration is much long than the conventional editing pace
(2:44)
J-cut
The sound of a shot or scene play before the next shot even though it's no longer matches the video
Cut-ins
A Cut-Ins is when the transition is from a wide shot to a closeup to show an object or even a person in greater detail (1:41)
Cross-Cutting
The sound of a shot or scene plays before the next shot does. (6:03)
Match On Action
The sound of a shot or scene plays before the next shot does. (2:03)
Reaction shot
This shot cuts away from the main scene in order to see the character's facial expressions/reactions (0.34)
Establishing shot
Extreme long shot or long shot that is used in a beginning of a film or video to establish an overview of the scene that follows
180-degree rule
Having a straight angle so that the camera will be able to fit the brother of characters
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Graphic Match
The first and second shots share the same shapes, colors and composition (0:46)
Slow motion
This is an edit that allows the video to go slower than normal (0:25)
Flashback
Narrative technique of interrupting the
chronological sequence of events to interject events of earlier occurrence
Fades
Fades - A transition that allows a clip to be faded out in either black or white. - 2:12
Washes
Washes - A wash is close to a fade however slightly different because it uses solid colors to start the transition instead of using black. E.g., Used when a character faints or ascends to heaven.
Quick cuts
This transition is when it goes from one shot to the next shot without any effects.
0:06
L-cut
The sound of a shot or scene plays before the next shot does.
Cutaway
The sound of a shot or scene plays before the next shot does.
Elliptical Editing
Used when they want to condense and shorten the clips to provide more interesting finished video
Eyeline match
This is used for indicating to the audience what a character is seeing.
(2:54)
Shot/Reverse shot
This is a technique that involves two characters in the same scenes who are filmed separately using different camera angles (1:33)
Parallel editing
Separate scenarios are mixed together to present a plot from many viewpoints in a video editing method used in post-production. (0:49)
30-Degree Rule
The camera should move at least 30 degrees relative to the subject between successive shots of the same subject
Jump cut
This is normally used when you show the passage of time (0.30)
Freeze Frame
An individual picture produced by stopping the film or videotape at that point
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Split screen
A frame that is divided into discrete non overlapping images (0:40)
Flash forward
A scene that temporarily takes the narrative forward in time from the current point of the story in a film
Purposes
Continuity
experiment
Continuity Sequence
Script
Shooting Script
Storyboard
Evaluation
Non-Continuity - Experiment
Shooting Script
Script
Storyboard
Development Portfolio
Final trailer
Shooting Script
Narrative breakdown
Script
Storyboard
Video Log
All Videos
All Videos
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finished horror
01:05
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Evaluation
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