Continuity Editing

There are a lot of techniques to use when editing. It will make the movie run much more smoothly and can set a mood to our audience. We had nearly an hour of footage which we will have to condense to 2minutes. This will all be done through the editing process. We have decided to use the following techniques: -

- Matched cut. This is when the shot is filmed from several angles to show continuity.
- Jump cut. Abrupt switch from one scene to another which makes a dramatic point.
- Motivated cut. Cut made just at the point where what has occurred makes the viewer immediately want to see something which is not currently visible. This causes us to accept compression of time
- Stock shot. Footage already available and used for another purpose than the one for which it was originally filmed
- Long Takes. A single shot which lasts for a relatively lengthy period of time. The long take has an ‘authentic’ feel since it is not inherently dramatic
- Slow Motion. Action which takes place at a slower rate than at the rate it is in real life
- Freeze Frame. The gives the image the appearance of a still photograph.