Editing Keywords

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Post production
Phase that follows filming phase
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Screen time
How much time a character has on screen as the focus of interest
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Shot/reverse shot
Most conventional way of filming a conversation
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Master shot
Filming a scene from a long distance so the whole scene is visible
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Cut away
Cutting between master shot and other shots
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Action/reaction
Seeing dramatic action before a cut to reactions to it
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Reaction/action
Reaction before cut to action
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Cross-cutting
Cutting back and forth between different scenes
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Ellipsis
Condensing time during a scene by removing obvious action
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Long take
Shots that last longer than average, usually a tracking shot
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Short take
Brief shot quickly cutting to another shot
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Montage
Group of shots designed to give impression as a whole
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Dynamic editing
Frequent cross-cutting and short takes to create an impressionistic understanding rather than narrative
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Continuity editing
Coherent sequence which does not disrupt time and space
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Cut
Most basic way of moving from one shot to another
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Match on action
Action is filmed from multiple angles and cut together to make one smooth action
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Match on dialogue
Something said in one scene has significance in the next shot
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Eyeline match
Shot of person looking at something, next shot is of the object of their gaze
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Transparent editing
Editing style which makes the viewer as unaware as possible of the camera/editing
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Non-transparent editing
Editing style aiming to keep the viewer aware they are watching media, not reality
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Transition
Added in post to move from one shot to the next
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Wipe
Transition where one screen slides over or pushes another
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Dissolve
Transition where one scene dissolves into the next
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Fade to black
Transition where the picture on screen fades until you are left with a black screen
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Graphic match
Clear visual link between a shot and the one that follows
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Split screen
Multiple screens shown at once
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Slow motion
Slowing down action
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Juxtaposition
Deliberately putting contrasting scenes together
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How much time a character has on screen as the focus of interest

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Screen time

Card 3

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Most conventional way of filming a conversation

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Card 4

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Filming a scene from a long distance so the whole scene is visible

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Card 5

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Cutting between master shot and other shots

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