Film Glossary #3

Parallel Editing-An editing technique that allows two or more simultaneous sets of action to unfold within a single film sequence

Continuity-suggest that a series of shots should be physically continuous, as if the camera simply changed angles in the course of a single event.

Establishing Shot- s

ets up, or establishes the context for a scene by showing the relationship between its important figures and objects.

Sequence Shots- allows for realistic and dramatically significant background and middle ground activity. Involves both a long take and sophisticated camera movement.

Cutting to Continuity- emphasizes smooth transition of time and space

Classical Cutting-emphasizes dramatic or emotional logic between shots rather than one based strictly on considerations of time and space

Thematic Montage-continuity is based entirely on ideas, irrespective of literal time and space

Master Shot Technique-A single uninterrupted shot, usually taken from a long or full shot range, which contains an entire scene. Later, the closer shots are photographed, and an edited sequence, composed of a variety of different shots, is subsequently constructed on the editor's bench.

Reaction Shot- A cut to a shot of a character's reaction to the contents of the preceding shot.

Cut Away-the interruption of a continuously filmed action by inserting a view of something else. It is usually, although not always, followed by a cut back to the first shot, when the cutaway avoids a jump cut.

First Cut- Film editors first cut that is molded to fit the directors vision.

Final Cut-the final edited version of a movie as approved by the director and producer

Reverse Angle Shot-a shot that views the action from the opposite side of the previousshot, as during a conversation between two actors, giving theeffect of looking from one actor to the other.

Cross Cutting-The alternating of shots from two sequences, often in different locales, to suggest the sequences are taking place simultaneously.