Editing Keywords

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Phase that follows filming phase
Post production
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How much time a character has on screen as the focus of interest
Screen time
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Most conventional way of filming a conversation
Shot/reverse shot
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Filming a scene from a long distance so the whole scene is visible
Master shot
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Cutting between master shot and other shots
Cut away
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Seeing dramatic action before a cut to reactions to it
Action/reaction
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Reaction before cut to action
Reaction/action
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Cutting back and forth between different scenes
Cross-cutting
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Condensing time during a scene by removing obvious action
Ellipsis
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Shots that last longer than average, usually a tracking shot
Long take
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Brief shot quickly cutting to another shot
Short take
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Group of shots designed to give impression as a whole
Montage
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Frequent cross-cutting and short takes to create an impressionistic understanding rather than narrative
Dynamic editing
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Coherent sequence which does not disrupt time and space
Continuity editing
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Most basic way of moving from one shot to another
Cut
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Action is filmed from multiple angles and cut together to make one smooth action
Match on action
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Something said in one scene has significance in the next shot
Match on dialogue
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Shot of person looking at something, next shot is of the object of their gaze
Eyeline match
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Editing style which makes the viewer as unaware as possible of the camera/editing
Transparent editing
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Editing style aiming to keep the viewer aware they are watching media, not reality
Non-transparent editing
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Added in post to move from one shot to the next
Transition
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Transition where one screen slides over or pushes another
Wipe
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Transition where one scene dissolves into the next
Dissolve
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Transition where the picture on screen fades until you are left with a black screen
Fade to black
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Clear visual link between a shot and the one that follows
Graphic match
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Multiple screens shown at once
Split screen
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Slowing down action
Slow motion
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Deliberately putting contrasting scenes together
Juxtaposition
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Card 2

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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

Front

Most conventional way of filming a conversation

Back

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Card 4

Front

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

Back

Preview of the front of card 4

Card 5

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Cutting between master shot and other shots

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