VIDEO EDITING TERMINOLOGY

Cut…………………… The moment of change from a shot to the next shot.

Shot…………………… The content contained between the first and last frames of media.

Shot / Reverse Shot……… Cutting to a reverse angle - typically a mirrored composition. (see spatial relationship and 180° rule)

Reaction Cut………… Cutting to a character reacting to an action and/or dialogue. (Spatial / rhythmic and dramatic relationship)

Cutaway……………… Cut to a shot which new information. (Rhythmic and dramatic)

POV…………………… Stands for “point of view”. A reverse shot that shows what a character is seeing “through their eyes”.

Eye Line………………… A cut that keeps the direction of the gaze of characters in a logical space.

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Jump Cut…………………… A cut in which sequential shots of the same subject are taken from the same

camera position with the same frame size.

Crossing the Line ………… Moving the camera so that screen direction is matched rather than the

opposite as in “shot / reverse shot” (see 180° rule). The content contained between the first and last

frames of media.

Parallel Action……… Cutting between two streams of action that play out independent of each other e.g.

introduction of two characters who haven't met.

Cross Cutting………… Cutting between shots where there is a definite relationship between the streams

of action e.g. cops chasing robbers.

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