Style of Editing

"CUT!"

Cut - The most basic type of shot transition, the cut is the most common way to join two shots.

Graphic Match

Graphic Match - The cut joins together two pieces of film that contain two similarly shaped objects in similar positions in the frame.

Jump cut - A jump cut is usually the result of a continuity error, and not a stylistic choice by the director. A jump cut occurs when a cut, designed to act merely as a camera angle change (less than 30 degrees), reveals a continuity error between the two shots.

Dissolve

Fade in/out - A fade occurs when the picture gradually turns to a single colour, usually black, or when a picture gradually appears on screen. Fade ins generally occur at the beginning of a film or, while fade outs are typically found at the end of a film.

Dissolve - Like the fade, a dissolve involves gradually changing the visibility of the picture. However, rather than transitioning from a shot to a colour, a dissolve is when a shot changes into another shot gradually.

wipe

Wipe - A wipe involves one shot replacing another, traveling from one side of the frame to another.