Editing

Continuity- The viewer should not notice the cuts, and shots should flow together naturally, hence the sequence of shots should appear to be continuous.

Montage- The style of editing has two functions. The highly political soviet style of the 1920’s which sought to create a new meaning out of seemingly unconnected shots. The audience are also very aware of the cuts.

Montage Hollywood- in classical Hollywood cinema, a montage sequence is a shot segment in a film in which narrative information is presented in a condensed fashion.

Transitions- is the term of how and editor moves from one shot to another. The use of an inappropriate transition can destroy the mood or the pace of a scene.

Cross cutting/Parallel editing- this is editing that alternates shots of two or more lines of action occurring in different places usually simultaneously.

Dissolve- a transition between two shots during which the first image gradually disappears while the second image gradually appears.

Wipes- a transition between shots in which a line passes across the screen, eliminating the first shot as it goes and replacing it with the next one. A very dramatic noticeable transition is usually employed in action or adventure films.