Editing

• Continuity/Hollywood editing - Viewer should not notice the cuts. This means the shots should flow together naturally making them look continuous.
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• Montage - this style has two functions. The highly political soviet style of the 1920's which sought to create a new meaning out of seemingly unconnected shots connotating things to the audience. The audience are very aware of the cuts, this is normally done by Serge Eisenstein.
• Hollywood Montage - in classical Hollywood cinema, a "montage sequence" is a short segment in a film which narrative information is presented in a condensed fashion.
• Transitions - this is the term for how an editor move s from one shot to another, the use of an improper transition can destroy the mood or pace of a scene.
• Crosscutting/Parallel editing - Editing that alternates shots of two or more lines of action occuring in different places, usually simultaneously.
• Dissolve - A transition between two shots during which the first image gradually disappears while the second image gradually appears.
• Wipe - a transition between shots which a line passes across the screen replacing the first shot with the second. Usually used in action or adventure films.