Style Of Editing

Editing Style

 

Editing style is how you put scenes together. It is done through transitions. Transition means moving from one shot to another shot. There is many types of transitions that are used to carry different meanings and moods. Below are some famous editing transitions.

 

Straight cut:

A straight cut is one of the most common cuts used within editing. It’s basically moving one shot to another shot which makes it almost invisible. It’s done to keep the scene real.

 

Dissolve:

Dissolves is when a shoot fades away into another shot. While a shot is still fading a common fade in is used to build a complexion between the shots for example my photo below.

Fades:

Fades is when a shot fades to black or white. It’s commonly used in the end of a scene or the end of a film. They help to carry the end of something e.g.

The opening of the movie Citizen Kane uses these types of transitions many times:

 

  

Wipe:

A wipe is when a scene is pushed off the screen with another shot. Its commonly used for situations happening at the same time. For example in Star Wars (episode 4) wipes are used greatly.

 

Jump cut:

Jump cuts is when one camera angle jumps to another in the same scene. It’s used to confuse the audience. It cracks continuity editing for example in the film Breathless:

 

 

 

I aim to use some of these transitions in my Thriller opening.