Cuts & Transitions 101
Video Assignment: Cuts and Transitions 101
After watching the video "Cuts and Transitions 101" recreate the following cuts. Label each with text before the editing sequence you are doing.. They can be separate or combined. Create a NEW EVENT and call it CUTS. 1. CUT-Change from one shot to another. The cut changes perspective, advances the story 2. CUTTING ON ACTION-Cut while subject is still in motion 3. CUT AWAY-Cut to an insert of something and then back. What the subject is thinking. 4. CROSS CUT-Cut back and forth between locations, think of a phone call 5. JUMP CUT-Cut between the same shot, passing of time 6. MATCH CUT-Cuts to a similar shot by matching action or composition 7. DISSOLVE-Mixing two shots together to show a change in time, place, or mood 8. WIPE-Geometric pattern used between shots to show a change in time, place, or mood 9. INVISIBLE CUT-Cuts are hidden in blackness or you cannot tell an edit was made 10. WHIP PANS-Hide the cut in the motion of camera movement 11. L CUT-Audio from current shot carries over to the next shot 12. J CUT-Audio from the next scene starts before you get to it |
Planning Sheet is available for planning your sequence shots for taping and editing
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