Styles of editing

Styles of editing 

In films, the cinematographer decides what kind of camera shots is necessary and appropriate for the scene. 

Straight cut – this is a basic cut, where one image on screen is instantly replaced with another, often in the form of a camera angle change. Every film has at least one straight cut scene. 

Jump cut  - this cut is not always chosen by the director, it is usually a continuity error between two shots. Film makers should go by a 30 degree rule, where the camera in consecutive shots should move by 30 degrees minimum. This is evident to the audience that a cut has been made, if the camera moves less than 30 degrees the cut will be abrupt for the audience creating a jump cut.

Dissolve – Dissolve edit can be used in many ways, this is where one scene in a film moves onto another scene smoothly, so the two scenes look continuing and it doesn’t become evident that they are two separate shots. Adding a dissolve affect makes the scene flow better. 

Wipe – This style of editing is where one shot is replaced by another without using the dissolving effect, it gets rid of the first shot. 

Continuity -  this is when the last shot carrys on from the last shot, this makes the scene on going and makes it flow better.