Cuts & Transitions 101

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  @mrabintom · 5 years ago

  You forgot to mention the greatest cut of all time, "the Youtube Ad Cut."

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  @jaapjonkercom · 6 years ago

  Oh no! Now I can't never watch a movie without thinking "that's a nice .....cut!"

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  @TheMemoman · 10 years ago

  I keep coming back to this one. It's a cheat sheet.

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  @oblitzity4941 · 5 years ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAH0MoAv2CI">0:00</a>​ Intro<br><br>- Cuts -<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAH0MoAv2CI&amp;t=29">0:29</a> ​Cutting on Action (One shot to another while subject is in Motion)<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAH0MoAv2CI&amp;t=58">0:58</a> Cutaway (Cut into an insert shot and back)<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAH0MoAv2CI&amp;t=90">1:30</a>​ Crosscut (Intercut between locations)<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAH0MoAv2CI&amp;t=133">2:13</a>​ Jumpcut (Cut between the same shot to deliberately show the passing of time)<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAH0MoAv2CI&amp;t=179">2:59</a> Match Cut (Cut from one shot to a similar shot by matching &nbsp;the action or composition )<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAH0MoAv2CI&amp;t=218">3:38</a> Verbal Match Cut (Match cut by dialogue)<br><br>- Transitions -<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAH0MoAv2CI&amp;t=233">3:53</a>​ Fade In/Out (Dissolving to/from a colour)<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAH0MoAv2CI&amp;t=244">4:04</a> Dissolve (Blend one shot into another)<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAH0MoAv2CI&amp;t=295">4:55</a> Smash Cut (Abrupt transition) &nbsp;<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAH0MoAv2CI&amp;t=333">5:33</a> Iris (Old cameras close their iris manually to achieve such the transition)<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAH0MoAv2CI&amp;t=357">5:57</a> Wipe (Literally “wiping” the scene, replacing with another scene)<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAH0MoAv2CI&amp;t=373">6:13</a> Invisible Cut (Impression of a single tick, but the cuts are not easily spotted)<br><br>- Audio Transitions -<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAH0MoAv2CI&amp;t=445">7:25</a> L-Cut (Audio of current shot carries on to the next shot)<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAH0MoAv2CI&amp;t=481">8:01</a> J-Cut (Audio of the next scene starts before the Visuals)<br><br>Hope this helps!

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  @swampshack1018 · 6 years ago

  This video taught me more about editing in 12 minutes than my first year in film school - I have a sneaking suspicion that I’ve just wasted a ton of money

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  @bas10x · 10 years ago

  Such a modest title for such an amazing video!

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  @MsSemen23 · 7 years ago

  It basically was a 12 minute short film about cutting stuff up<br><br>Genius

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  @i000313 · 9 years ago

  [TIME] [TRANSITION NAME]<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAH0MoAv2CI&amp;t=29">0:29</a> CUTTING ON ACTION<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAH0MoAv2CI&amp;t=58">0:58</a> CUT AWAY <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAH0MoAv2CI&amp;t=91">1:31</a> CROSS CUT<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAH0MoAv2CI&amp;t=133">2:13</a> JUMP CUT<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAH0MoAv2CI&amp;t=180">3:00</a> MATCH CUT <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAH0MoAv2CI&amp;t=233">3:53</a> FADE IN / FADE OUT <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAH0MoAv2CI&amp;t=244">4:04</a> DISSOLVE<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAH0MoAv2CI&amp;t=295">4:55</a> SMASH CUT<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAH0MoAv2CI&amp;t=332">5:32</a> IRIS<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAH0MoAv2CI&amp;t=357">5:57</a> WIPE <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAH0MoAv2CI&amp;t=365">6:05</a> MORE WIPES<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAH0MoAv2CI&amp;t=373">6:13</a> INVISIBLE CUT<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAH0MoAv2CI&amp;t=444">7:24</a> L - CUT<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAH0MoAv2CI&amp;t=481">8:01</a> J - CUT<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAH0MoAv2CI&amp;t=544">9:04</a> CREATIVE COMBINATIONS<br><br>-----------------------------------------------------<br><b>Same as above but with a short description...</b><br><br>[TIME] [TRANSITION NAME] <br>[TRANSITION DESCRIPTION]<br><br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAH0MoAv2CI&amp;t=29">0:29</a> CUTTING ON ACTION <br><i>This means, cutting from one shot to another while the subject is still in motion.</i><br><br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAH0MoAv2CI&amp;t=58">0:58</a> CUT AWAY &nbsp;<br><i>This means, cutting to an insert shot of something, and then back.</i><br><br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAH0MoAv2CI&amp;t=91">1:31</a> CROSS CUT<br><i>This is when the editor intercuts cuts back and forth between locations.</i><br><br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAH0MoAv2CI&amp;t=133">2:13</a> JUMP CUT <br><i>Jump cuts are when the editor cuts between the SAME shot.</i><br><br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAH0MoAv2CI&amp;t=180">3:00</a> MATCH CUT <br><i>Match cuts are often incorrectly referred to as jump cuts... A match cut cuts from one shot to a similar shot, by either matching the action or the composition.</i><br><br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAH0MoAv2CI&amp;t=233">3:53</a> FADE IN / FADE OUT <br><i>It&apos;s just dissolving either to, or from, black.</i><br><br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAH0MoAv2CI&amp;t=244">4:04</a> DISSOLVE <br><i>It&apos;s &nbsp;when you blend one shot into another.</i><br><br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAH0MoAv2CI&amp;t=295">4:55</a> SMASH CUT <br><i>Smash cuts are abrupt transitions.</i><br><br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAH0MoAv2CI&amp;t=332">5:32</a> IRIS <br><i>It used to be an in-camera effect back in the day, when you could manually open and close your iris to transition from black. Nowadays, it&apos;s used as a stylistic choice.</i><br><br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAH0MoAv2CI&amp;t=357">5:57</a> WIPE <br><i>A wipe is a wipe...</i><br><br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAH0MoAv2CI&amp;t=365">6:05</a> MORE WIPES <br><i>There are many types of wipes.</i><br><br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAH0MoAv2CI&amp;t=373">6:13</a> INVISIBLE CUT <br><i>It is used to give the impression of a single take...</i><br><br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAH0MoAv2CI&amp;t=444">7:24</a> L - CUT <br><i>It is an audio-based transition. This is when the audio from the current shot carries over to the next shot.</i><br><br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAH0MoAv2CI&amp;t=481">8:01</a> J - CUT <br><i>It is when the audio from the next scene starts BEFORE you get to it.</i><br><br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAH0MoAv2CI&amp;t=544">9:04</a> CREATIVE COMBINATIONS

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  @allys744 · 5 years ago

  In case you can’t tell the difference between the L and J cut, just remember how it looks when editing. Since in an L cut, the sound carries over to the next shot, it resembles a capital L. With J cuts, since the audio starts before the next scene begins, it resembles a J.

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  @Perc-molly · 6 years ago

  Match cut is literally the coolest editing technique.

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  @MisterThreeD · 10 years ago

  I shared this with my teacher for Video and now he uses it when teaching

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  @bm625 · 10 years ago

  Funny how I&apos;ve used a lot of these editing techniques and never knew what they were called till now.

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