Shot reverse Shot Jump cut Cut away Match Cut Montage

1. UNIT 16, ASSIGNMENT
1- EDITING
TECHNIQUES
By Brandon Boyd

2. Shot Reverse Shot
 The shot reverse shot is a film technique
used to show one character talking to
another character who is off of the screen.
It is often a feature shot used in classical
Hollywood style filmed, along with some
continued editing which de-emphasizes
transitions between shots such as when
the spectator perceives a continuous
action chronologically and logically.
 The primary elements of this type of shot
originated from a three-camera set up. The
shots that you should include for a basic
shot reverse are; a two shot of the
characters in a medium or wide shot, as
well as an over the shoulder shot for both
character A & B, or characters A, B & C if
there are three actors.

3. Jump Cut
 A jump cut shot is where two sequenced
shots of the same person are taking, but
from different positions. This gives the effect
of the film jumping forwards in time, and it is
a manipulation tool used during the duration
of a single shot. This type of cut quickly
communicates the passing of time and aims
to also give the appearance of a continious
shot, giving the scene more of a professional
feel. Jump cuts also draw attention to the
constructed nature of the film.
 The “30 degree rule” is a guideline used to
avoid jump cuts in a film, and advises the
rule of creating consecutive shots to appear
“seamless”. This ensures that the camera
position is 30 degrees off from the previous
shot, and in some cases, the framing might
also change. Although jump cuts can be
created through the editing of two shots
together, non-continuous spatial jump cats
can also be created buy removing a middle
section of the filmed shot.

4. Cut Away
 The cut away shot is an interruption between a continuous filmed action, by
inserting a clip from a different perspective. It’s an ABA situation where the A
clips are from one scene, and B is from another scene. Editors often choose
cutaway shots related to the main action, such as another action or object in the
same location. If the main shot for example, was of a man walking down an alley
way, possible cutaways could include a shot on a nearby road, a car driving out
of a driveway or a person watching from an upstairs window of a house.
 The most common ways that this type of shot are used in the media industry,
are in dramatic films to adjust the pace of the main action happening in the film,
and conceal some of the accidentally deleted and unwanted scenes from the
main shot. This enables the editor to be able to join two versions of the same
filming together and create it into one shot. For example, a shot from a particular
scene may be improved by cutting a few frames out, where an actor has
paused, sniffed or forgotten their lines; concealing the break when possible.

5. Match Cut
 Match cuts are a type of cut in film
editing between two different objects,
spaces or compositions to establish a
strong continuity of action and linking
between the shots. This type of cut often
smoothes over the natural discontinuity
of the shot changes, establishing more
of a logical coherence between the
shots.
 A graphic match between the particular
shots, which is different to a graphic
contrast or collision, occurs when
shapes or colours in a shot match in
composition, within a scene of across a
transitioning between two scenes. The
seamless cutting of the continuity editing
within a scene, often referred to as the
“graphic match” usually denote a more
obvious transition or comparison
between the two shots via pictorial
elements or a meaningful comparison
between elements in both of the shots.

6. Montage
 Montage editing is a technique used
to shorten multiple shots and
combine them together, generally
with transitions to go from one clip to
the next. They are often condensed
into a short space so that the
montage isn’t too long.
 The term “montage sequence” has
been used primarily by the British
and American film studios, referring
to the common techniques outlined,
such as cutting and using a variety of
shots. From the 1930’s-50’s,
montage sequences have been
combined to create numerous
amounts of short shots by optical
effects such as fades, dissolves, split
screens, double & triple exposures
along with after effect transitions and
music.