Week 4 editing (for blog)

Week 4 editing (for blog)

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  EditingCuts
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  Shot/Reverse ShotDefinitionA shotis taken over the shoulder of one of the characters to show the other character speaking. The next shot is of the same type but the other way round. These shots are then taken together and used in a conversation sequence to provide a break from shots showing the characters the two characters together.Dramatic MeaningLinks together two characters, often in conversation.
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  Eyeline MatchDefinitionA typeof edit which cuts from a character to what the character is looking at.Dramatic MeaningCan be used for audiences to possibly empathise with a particular character.
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  Graphic MatchDefinitionAn editingeffect in which two different objects of the same shape dissolve from one into the other.Dramatic MeaningSmoothens the transition, but can be used for metaphorical associations.
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  Action MatchDefinitionUsually referredto as match-on-action- the actions of a character are continued in the following shot.Dramatic MeaningAdds variety and dynamism.
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  Jump Cut DefinitionA typeof editing which breaks the continuity of the viewing experience.Dramatic MeaningJump cuts are used expressively, to suggest the ruminations or ambivalences of a character. Jump cuts draw attention to the telling such a story.
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  Cross-CuttingDefinition The process ofediting from one simultaneous scene to another and then usually back to the original scene.Dramatic MeaningThe two actions and characters are linked together in some capacity.
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  Parallel EditingDefinition A typeof editing which allows two or more possibly connected stories in a text to run at the same time. Scenes are not necessarily simultaneous.Dramatic MeaningStrictly speaking this differs from cross-cutting in the sense that instead of cuts occurring simultaneously to one another it is instead over time.
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  CutawayDefinition A cut withan instantaneous distancing from the previous shot, though of the same object or character. The new shot is not one seen in the master shot.Dramatic MeaningThe two actions and characters are linked together in some capacity.
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  InsertDefinition A cut toa close-up of something that is seen in the master shot.Dramatic MeaningThe two actions and characters are linked together in some capacity.
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  EditTime
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  Long TakeDramatic MeaningDecisivelyinfluences a film’s rhythm. Depending on how much movement is included, a long take can make a film tense, stagnant and spell-binding, or daring, flowing and carefree
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  Short TakeDramatic Meaning Oftenused to demonstrate a sense of pace or action
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  Slow motionDramatic MeaningHeightensemotions
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  EllipsisDramatic MeaningCondenses thetime- can heighten emotional states
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  ExpansionDramatic Meaning Can beused to increase tension