Wednesday, 8 October 2014

Video Editing & Film Techniques - Jumps Cuts, Match Cuts and Cut-aways




Video Editing & Film Techniques: Jump Cuts, Match Cuts & Cut Aways

This video contains certain Editing and Film techniques including, Jump Cuts, Match Cuts and Cut-aways.

Jump Cut; A Jump cut is a sequenced cut that has jumped ahead within the same shot. Jump cuts are used to skip the long duration within a scene, to make the film carry on its fluidity.

Match Cut; Match cuts are used within a sequence shot, Match cuts are also used to split up a shot to make it more confutative and interesting. Match cuts are used to cut out some of the duration of the shot as-well as Jump cuts.

Cut-Away; A Cut-away is a shot that is implemented within the middle of a shot, the cut-away shot would display an object, person or environment based around the previous shot.