Style Of Editing

The Style of Editing are how shots are linked together or the transition from one shot to another.

Straight Cut
A Straight Cut is probably one of the most commonly used transitions.
Straight Cuts are used as they do not attract the audiences attention, they just go straight from one shot into another without anything in between. Straight Cuts are useful when you don't want to break the audiences concentration from what is happening.

Example of a dissolve

Dissolve
A Dissolve is when one shot fades into another as the other shot fades in so the audience can see both of the shots during the dissolve as one fades away and the other fades over the previous shot. Dissolves are used to show connections between objects, characters or places.

Fade
A Fade is a transition where a shot will fade out to a solid colour, most oftenly black or white until only the solid colour can be seen. Fades often indicate the end of a scene and are often used at the end of films to show that it is the end of the film, they can also show how time passes and white fades can often signify death as though someone has seen the light and is passing away.

Jump Cut
A Jump Cut is not commonly used in films as they can easily be done badly.
Jump Cuts go against the rules of continuity by appearing to leave out chunks of the film.
Time still continues to pass in the film and it is filmed within the same setting but a jump cut will create a leap from when one thing happens to another.



Wipe
Wipes are an editing technique well known for it's use in the famous Star Wars films but aren't commonly used in films today as it often looks quite shabby. Wipes are used to show a passing of time where one scene is pushed off the screen by another scene.