What Is Editing ?

Editing Is A Process Of Selecting From Different Shots And Joining Them Together To Tell And To Create A Story. Editing Is Used In Almost Every Part Of Footage Used In Media, Editing Is The Key Word In Media.


What Is Eliptical Editing ?

Eliptical Editing Is Showing Time Has Passed In The Footage, It Allows Us To Fill In The Gaps And Moves The Story On More Quickly And Takes Up Less Time On The Screen, For The Viewers.


Why Are Long Shots Used ?

A Long Shot Is Used To Remind The Viewer Of A Particular Surrounding And Whats Going On In The Film, Which Makes It Easier For Them To Understand, And Follow Up.

What Is "Non- Diagetic" Sound ?

Non- Diagetic Sound Is A Sound Or Music, Which Are Not Natural To Surroundings Of The Film. The Music Creates Tension. For Example This Music Could Be A Tension Build Up To Show The   Girl Is In The Woods Alone.


Overhead Establishing Shot

This Sets Out The Space Where The Action Will Take Place And The Characters Position.

What Is Shot Reverse Shot ?


Shot Reverse Shot Is Cutting Between Characters, Looking At Each Other Indicating A Conversation Being Held.

What Is Eye- Line Matching ?


Eye- Line Matching Is Matching Eyes, Between Shot Reverse Shot Indicating That Characters Are  Talking To Each Other. E.G. Off Screen And Down. Then Off Screen And Up. Cutting Between The Other Characters In The Group In Two's And Single Shots To See The Reaction On Their Faces.

What Is A Wipe ?


Wipe Is To Move Current Action, To Another Location And Time In A Diagonal Angel 

What Is The Effect Of Using Quick Cuts ?

26 Shots Which Are Quick Cuts Which Indicate Fast Rhythms Which Keep The Story Moving On And Keeping The Audience On Their Toes.

What Is Cross Cutting ?


Cross Cutting Is Cutting Between Two Characters, Showing The Progress Up The Cliff And Then To The Anxious Audience Watching The Characters Climb The Cliff.


What Are Reaction Shots ?


Reaction Shot Is Showing The Fear Of The Audience, Of What May Happen If One Person Climbing The Cliff Falls.


What Is Seamless Editing ?


Seamless Editing Is Not Thinking About The Work, That The Editor Has Put In To Construct The Scene.


What Is A Jump Cut ?


Jump Cut Is Cutting On Action So That The Audience Is Aware That Editing Has Taken Place.


What Is Flashback ?


A Sudden And Disturbing Vivid Memory Of An Event In The Past, Typically As The Result Of Psychological Trauma Or Taking LSD.