In Camera Editing - CD

In camera editing

In-camera editing is the technique in filmmaking and video production of shooting shots in the exact sequence that they will be seen on the movie theater screen or television program. This means planning in advance which shots will tell the story rightly and then shooting only them shots in that order.

Shot-Reverse Shot - LB

A shot Reverse Shot is when two characters are shown facing each other but in two seperate shots, by cutting back and forth between two characters facing each other it leads the audience to believe these characters are looking at each other. you can use this Technique to mislead and beguile the audience into believing the characters are looking at each other and then revealing that they're both in different places  alltogether.

Point of View Shot - LB

a point of View Shot is literally what it says, the shot is made to look like you are looking through the eyes of a specific character, usually by loose movements and placing it at a height relative to the Character they are focusing on. This Technique is used to make things seem more personal, as if you are actually experiencing it first hand like if you were reading a book in the first person. This can be very effective to create a specific feeling, for example in a horror film you could use the pov shot to build up tension by havign someone looking around nervously and then have something jump up on screen. it can be a very useful technique to use.

Providing and withholding information - CD

Providing and withholding information is used in tv programmes and films. It is where the audience knows more about the characters than they do. Some writers allow the audience to find out before the characters.

Editing Rythm - CD

Editing Rhythm is what editors use to the keep the pace of the film up to match the action that is happening in the film. Slow cut edits have a calming feel to the edit where as fast cut edits have an exciting lively effect to it.

Cutting to Soundtrack - CD

This means the edit point is determined by the soundtrack used. An example of this is in glee where in most of this clip they use the beat of the music to determine the editing points. Sometimes the editing works around the song. For example fast song, fast editing and slow song, slow editing.

Fade in/out - CD

A fade in fade out is a casual transition to one scene to another or just to a black screen. This can show the passing of time. To show another day has started or to change scenes. This is an effective quick way to show the passing of time.