Metric Editing – based on the length of the shot. It creates the tempo of the film.

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Rhythmic Montage – based on both the length of a shot and the dynamics of the scenes. This technique considers the need to provide continuity of action within a scene.

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Tonal Editing Method – focuses on the lighting, shadows and colours of the edited scenes to provide an overall ‘mood’.

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Over-Tonal Method – brings together the first three methods (time/rhythm/colour) in a combined (holistic) approach.

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The Intellectual Method – the most complex method (and Eisenstein’s favourite) that creates new meaning by combining shots on the basis of a conceptual connection between them.