Styles of editing

Styles of editing
Transition - how the shots are joined together.

Straight cut
A straight cut shot is when one shot moves instantaneously to the next shot without grasping too much of the audiences attention. Most films nowadays have a straight cut shot, its really common.
The straight cut shot helps retain reality. The positive thing about a straight cut shot is that it doesn't break the viewers suspension of disbelief.


                                                 


                                                      Dissolve 

The Dissolve is basically fading one sot off the screen while the other shot is fading in. During a Dissolve shot, the audience is able to see both shots on the screen at the midpoint of the dissolve.

If the film maker wants to show a connection between two characters, places or objects he would use a dissolve shot and blend it all in.



Fades
A fade shot is a gradual darkening or lightening of an image until it becomes black or white. One shot will fade only a black or white screen can be seen.
Also, a fade shot indicates the end of a particular section of time within the narrative. Finally, it can also show the passing of time.

Wipes

Wipes is when one image on the screen is pushed off the screen by another picture.  Wipes are used to signal a movement between different locations that are experiencing the scene thing.
A film that uses a lot of wipes is a film called star wars.







Jump cut
A jump cut is where the audiences attention is brought into focus on something very suddenly. It is mainly in which two sequential shots of the same subjects are taken from the same camera position but it varies only slightly.  This type of edit gives the effect of jumping forward in time.