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Terms and Techniques. 

In editing there is a lot of jargon and technical terms which need to be learned in order to edit to the best of your ability. We learned some of the basic pieces of terminology and some of the more complicated pieces of terminology. This is a rundown of the things that we learned.

Cut: A kind of transition which instantly replaces one shot with another. This is the most common of transitions in editing.

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Continuity Editing: This is a kind of editing in which extra care is taken to spot errors in the continuity. This stops the audience from being distracted and helps to keep the story engaging.

Continuity Errors: Mistakes made during production or in editing. This could either be the action in the scene not matching up or it could be objects in the scene not being in the right places. It may also be changes in clothing or dialogue, another thing that might be cause a continuity error is poor sound mixing. All of these things may contribute to the scene not flowing and become a distraction.

Cross Cutting/Parallel Editing: This is a kind of editing which allows the editor to jump back and forth between two scenes. This is often used during phone conversations or used to build tension in a scene where someone is being chased etc... It makes the two scenes feel like they are happening at the same time.

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Dissolve: This is another kind of transition commonly used in editing. Unlike the cut, this is where one shot slowly overlaps the other. Creating a dissolving effect.

Editing: The art of connecting shots together to create a story, mood, subtext and finished film.

Establishing Shot: A shot that is used to establish where the next scene is going to take place.

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Eye-Line Matching: This is an important part of editing. The matching of eye lines in a scene is needed to create a sense of continuity. It also help the audience to understand where the characters in the scene are in relation to each other.

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Fade: Another transitional piece of editing. This is similar to a dissolve except instead of dissolving to the next shot it fades to a blank shot ( usually black) after a brief period of this blank screen the shot fades into another shot. Sometimes used to imply a change in time and/or place.  

Final Cut: The editors final edit of the product that they are editing. Once approved by the director it is ready to be seen by audiences.

Iris: A kind of transition which isn't as common in film as it used to be. This kind of transition involves a circle either opening or closing onto a shot.

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Jump Cut: A editing technique which is used to cut action out of a scene. This may be done to shorten the length of time an action takes or to create a sense of a lack of continuity or a choppy feeling.

Match Cut: Cutting between different angles in the same scene. This may be done to invoke certain feelings or to make the scene look more interesting. It could also be used to hide continuity errors.

Montage: Many brief shots tied together in order to cause an emotional impact and striking visual images. This is achieved through editing.

Rough Cut: What the editor will  produce before the final cut. It is a rough version of the product before it is polished up.

Sequence Shot: A shot done in one long take with no editing in it.

Shot Reverse Shot Cutting: Usually used in conversation scenes. The cuts will go back and forth between shots of the people talking, usually over the shoulder shots.

Wipe: A transitional edit in which a visible 'wipe' is seen. Usually a bar which slides across the screen.