Parallel editing – The technique of alternating between two or more scenes that often happen simultaneously but in different locations.
Continuity editing – A continuous series of shots.
180-degree rule – cinematography guideline that states that two characters in a scene should maintain the same left right relationship to one another.
“Crossing the axis” – Shooting consecutive shots from opposites side of the line.
Cutaway – A cutaway is going from one shot to another to break up the current shot that is already being shown.
Reaction shot – A person’s response from an event or another person’s statement.
Eye line match – an eye line match is a film editing technique associated with the continuity editing system.
Shot reverse shot – is where one character is shown looking at another character (often off-screen), and then the other character is shown looking back at the first character.
Cross cutting – is a drama technique borrowed from the world of film editing, where two scenes are intercut to establish continuity.
Jump cut – is a cut in film editing in which two sequential shots of the same subject are taken from camera positions that vary only slightly.
Dissolve – an act or instance of moving gradually from one scene of a film to another.
Wipe – is a type of film transition where one shot replaces another by travelling from one side of a frame to another.
Rule of 3rd’s – is the positioning of the characters in the frame.
Depth of field – depth of field is the amount of distance between the nearest and farthest objects that appear in acceptably sharp focus in a photograph.
Continuity editing – A continuous series of shots.
180-degree rule – cinematography guideline that states that two characters in a scene should maintain the same left right relationship to one another.
“Crossing the axis” – Shooting consecutive shots from opposites side of the line.
Cutaway – A cutaway is going from one shot to another to break up the current shot that is already being shown.
Reaction shot – A person’s response from an event or another person’s statement.
Eye line match – an eye line match is a film editing technique associated with the continuity editing system.
Shot reverse shot – is where one character is shown looking at another character (often off-screen), and then the other character is shown looking back at the first character.
Cross cutting – is a drama technique borrowed from the world of film editing, where two scenes are intercut to establish continuity.
Jump cut – is a cut in film editing in which two sequential shots of the same subject are taken from camera positions that vary only slightly.
Dissolve – an act or instance of moving gradually from one scene of a film to another.
Wipe – is a type of film transition where one shot replaces another by travelling from one side of a frame to another.
Rule of 3rd’s – is the positioning of the characters in the frame.
Depth of field – depth of field is the amount of distance between the nearest and farthest objects that appear in acceptably sharp focus in a photograph.