Editing Examples

There are two main styles of editing -
1. Continuity Editing - This is a style of editing which makes all cuts seem invisible or flawless, This is dependent upon the use of three key rules when the film is being shot 1^{st rule} "The 180 degree rule," 2^{nd rule} the "30 degree rule," 3^{rd rule} "The fourth wall" this is when the actors never look into the camera or talk to the camera.
Continuity editing is invisible editing as you don't notice the cuts, therefore when you don't notice these cuts, you understand that you are watching a film. If these cuts are noticed, youre understanding is broken as you are alerted to the cuts and therefor it seems less real.
 Even with the use of these rules, there are a number of cuts which helps make the cuts look seamless.
These examples include:

• The Match on action: A characters action in one shot is matched in another so that the characters action motivates the cut.

• Eye line match:  A shot of a character looking in one shot is cut with what is being looked at in another.

• Shot-reverse shot: This is a set of three shots where the first shot consists of a person talking, the second shot consists of another character reacting to what is being said, and then the camera cuts back to the innitial person talking. 

  

• Cut away:  An instantaneous shift from a distant framing to a closer view of some portion for the same space.

•  Cross Cutting: Cutting between two simultaneous lines of action with the implication they will evetually meet. This is used in chase scenes, or in scenes aiming to build suspense.

• Graphic Match: Where two shots of almost exactly the same framing and composition are cut together.

• The Jump Cut: This cut deliberately breaks either the 180 or 30 degree rule to make to make the cut seem like a jump.

•  Long take: This is a shot which does not cut for a very long time. This can take upto 30 seconds - a minute. 

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• Transitions: When two shots are mixed together as appose to cuts. This includes of examples like dissolve, wipe-out, Fade-in/out this is to cannote the passage of time or a dream sequence.

•  Speed: This includes examples such as slow motion and speed up.

 2. Montage- A montage sequence is usually used to connote the passage of time by assembling a variety of shots either through juxtaposition accompanied by a musical sound of some kind.