Editing / Other transitions

shot reverse shot - Film technique where one character is shown looking at another character (often off-screen) then the other character looking back.

Eyeline match - Editing technique, the audience will want to see what the character is seeing, looking at something off screen, cut to the object or person which is being looked at.

Graphic match - Cut between either two different objects, spaces or characters helps establish a strong continuity of action.

action match - Also called continuity of action, emphazies smooth transition of time and space.

jump cut - Two sequential shots of the same subject are taken from camera positions that vary slightly.

Crosscutting - To establish action occuring at the same time in two different locations.

Parallel editing - used to cover a jump in time alternating two or more scenes.

Cutaway ; insert - A shot part of a scene filmed from a different angle, cover action already covered in the master shot.

Other transitions :

Dissolve - gradual transition from one image to another

fade in - where an image slowly appears on screen

fade out - an image that slowly goes out of focus

Wipe - where a scene moves across the screen

superimposition - scenes or shots are combined

Long take - where theperiod of time camera stays on a character or subject for a long

Short take - where the camera quickly moves from one thing to another

slow motion - used to emphasize a specific scene, the action is slowed down.