Cut – this is a normal transition between to shots where one jumps to the other. An example of this in the Baby Driver opening scene is at 0:13 where it jumps from the wheel to the iPod.

Fade – this is when one shot fades in from darkness; this could be from black/white. An example of this in the Baby Driver opening scene is right at the start when the scene fades in from black to show us the bank.

Dissolve – this is when one shot fades into another by the opacity of the shots deceasing or increasing.

Wipe – When one shot wipes the previous shot off. An example of this is at 5:14 in the Baby Driver opening scene when the camera goes behind a post of the car park when the camera is a little bit behind the car to a shot where the camera is a bit in front of the car so you can see the front of the car,

Flashback – In this scene from Forrest Gump he thinks back to when he got his first pair of shoes.

Shot-Reverse-Shot – Is a shot usually used in dialogue scenes to show that characters faces react to the dialogue and so we know who is speaking. Here is an example from The Hunger Games.

Cross Cutting – Is the alternating of shots from different sequences, typically in different locations, to suggest the sequences are occurring together. In film this is used a lot often to show two people getting ready. Below is a sequence that uses cross cutting from the movie Mean Girls.

Eye-Line Match – Is when the shot alternates from an object to a characters face. This allows us to understand what they are looking at and what they are thinking. Below is an example of this from Star Wars where Obi Wan Kenobi sees the light-saber and wants it and we know this from his facial expressions and from the way and what he is looking at.

Shooting to Edit and How to Edit

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Dissolve: This is an example from the ending of The Favourite where it dissolves from a shot of the two of the main characters to a shot of the queen’s rabbits. . 

Cross cutting: This is an example from Inception where the story is set in different times happening at once so the editor has to cut to each one in order to explain how much time has passed relative to each level of the dream.  

Montage: This is an example from Shaun of the Dead. It is used to quickly show the things that are happening to Shaun on a normal day. It makes it seem exciting even though he is doing mundane activities. 

Cut: The most common editing technique. Two pieces of film are spliced together so that the film “cuts” from one image to another. (Jump Cut/ Match Cut) 

Fade: Can be to or from black or white. A fade can begin in darkness and gradually assume full brightness (fade-in) or the image may gradually get darker (fade-out). A fade often implies that time has passed or may signify the end of a scene.

Dissolve: Just like a fade, but one image is slowly replaced by another. It can create a connection between images.

Wipe: A new image wipes off the previous image. A wipe is more fluid than a cut and quicker than a dissolve.

Flashback: Cut or dissolve to action that happened in the past.

Shot-Reverse-Shot: A shot from a character, for example, to another and then back to the first. Its mostly used used for conversation or reaction shots.

Cross Cutting: Cuts between actions that are happening simultaneously. This technique is also called parallel editing. It can create tension or suspense and can form a connection between scenes.

Eye-Line Match: Cut to an object, then to a person. This technique shows what a person seems to be looking at and can reveal a character’s thoughts.

Flashback

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Brad Pitt flashback to getting kicked off set in ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’

Shot-Reverse-Shot

Multiple shots of dialogue between ‘The Dude’ and a police man.

Match Cut

Cross Cut

Wipe

Dissolve

Cut: Almost all films

Fade: Black Swan

Dissolve: Citizen Kane

Wipe: Star Wars – A New Hope​

Flashback:

Shot-Reverse-Shot: Most scenes of dialogue

Cross Cutting: Inception

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmptU7vEkNU​

Eye-Line Match: ​