Cuts
Basic Cut
- Going from one shot to another
Cutting On Action
- Cutting while the subject is still in motion
Cut Away
- Cutting to an insert of something
- Could be the object the character looks at before cutting back to them
- The insert can exist in the same space as the characters
- Can be used to get inside the head of a character
Cross Cut
- Intercutting back and forth between locations
- Used commonly during phone conversations
- Amplifies the tension and suspense in a sequence
Jump Cut
- Cutting between the same shot
- Deliberately used to show the passing of time
- Often found in montages
- Faster pace jump cuts are used for a comedic or dramatic effect
Match Cut
- Cuts from one shot to a similar shot by matching the action or the composition
- Mainly used as scene transitions because you are jumping from one place to another
- There are verbal match cuts too
Invisible Cut
- Gives the impression of a single take but cuts are hidden in blackness
- Can also be done using whip pans because the motion blur hides the cut
- Cuts can also be hidden by an object crossing the frame
L-Cut
- When the audio from one shot carries over to the next shot
- Can be used even when characters are just talking to each other
- Creates a seamless flow
J-Cut
- The audio from the next scene starts before you get to it
- You hear what’s going on before you see what’s going on
- Also creates a seamless flow
- Great transition from one scene to another
- Reveals something new in the scene
Here's the video I discovered all of this from:
