Editing terminology

Editing Terminology

Transition; how one shot goes to another.
Continuity editing; one of the most common forms of editing, continuity devices are used to make the edit appear smooth so as not to distract the viewer from the narrative.
Axis match; the angle of the camera remains the same from shot to shot.
Cross cut/Parallel cut; editing that alternates between two or more scenes happening at the same time.
Direction match; the direction of a person or object is consistent across the cut.
Dissolve; shot A gradually fades and is replaced with shot B with a momentary superimposition of both shots.
Duration and pacing; the length and rhythm and of shots.
Long take; shot that continues for a long time could be a tracking shot that follows characters or could just be a shot that does not end for over 40 seconds.
Eye line match; a cut where characters appear to look at each other because of the direction of their glances.
Fade in; a gradual lightening of the image from black to light
Fade out; gradual darkening of image to black
Graphic match; any juxtaposition  of graphically similar images.
Iris in; image gradually appears from blackness through an expanding circle.
Iris out; reverse of above.
Movement match; action begun in one shot is continued/completed in the next.
Wipe; one image replaced with another usually vertically but can take other shapes.
Straight cut; two shots joined together with no obvious continuity device.
Jump cut; a break or jump in time created through removing a section of a shot then splicing them together what remains of it appears jerky.
Sound bridge; sound links images through continuing between shots.
OGI; computer generated images.
Slow motion/fast motion; images slowed down or speed up.