Editing Techniques

These are some of the techniques we are looking to use in our trailer.

CUT

A visual transition created in editing in which one shot is instantaneously replaced on screen by another.

DISSOLVE 

A gradual scene transition. The editor overlaps the end of one shot with the beginning of the next one.

FADE 

A visual transition between shots or scenes that appears on screen as a brief interval with no picture. The editor fades one shot to black and then fades in the next. Often used to indicate a change in time and place.

JUMP CUT 

A cut that creates a lack of continuity by leaving out parts of the action.

ERRORS OF CONTINUITY

Disruptions in the flow of a scene, such as a failure to match action or the placement of props across shots.