Development of Editing

Jump Cut

A 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. This type of edit gives the effect of jumping forwards in time. It is a manipulation of temporal space using the duration of a single shot, and fracturing the duration to move the audience ahead. 

Cutting on Action

Cutting on action or matching on action refers to film editing and video editing techniques where the editor cuts from one shot to another view that matches the first shot's action.

J&L Cuts

An J&L cut, also known as a split edit, is an edit transition from one shot to another in film or video, where the picture and sound are synchronized but the transitions in each are not coincident.

Montage

A montage is a collection of clips thrown together to usually show a time scale or to speed up a process. For example, people waking up, showering, eating breakfast and getting dressed are something that are commonly presented in the form of a montage

1903 - Great Train Robbery

Praised for displaying effective use of editing and photography technique. the film was shot with very few cuts, framed like a theatre play and the camera was staged to it looked like it was filming a theatre production.

The 180 Degree Rule

A Rule in the flow of editing that involves the position of the camera should never change the right to left positioning of characters in a scene. This is because of