Editing Techniques

180 Degree Rule

It establishes placement of characters.
Breaking the rule causes the character to be placed differently.

Match on Action

This is when multiple shots are put together in order to make it look like a single continuous action.
Each cut matches together to let the audience know it is one action.

 

Shot Reverse Shot

This is when we continuously flipping back between two shots.
Shows there is a connection between the two.
This edit is mostly then when a conversation is happening.
Eye-line must match in order to show what they are looking at.

 

Eye-Line Match

This is to show what the character is looking at.
It is a smooth transition that will make the audience want to know what they are looking at.
The character looks off screen and we cut to the view of where the direction his eyes are.

 

Cross Cutting

This alternatively cuts between two 2 that appear to be different locations.
Pace gradually gets faster in order to increase tension.
The scenes will then collide with one another to create the climax.