Glossary of terms: Editing

 Glossary of terms: Editing

Transitions	Change between shots or images
Fade to black or white	When a shot fades in or out to black or white
Fade in/ out	when the picture gradually turns to a single colour, usually black. Or when a picture gradually appears on screen.
Dissolve	Similar to fade, instead of changing to a colour the shot changes to another shot, gradually.
wipe	When one shot replaces another by moving from one side of the frame to the other.
Cross cutting	The camera cuts away from one action to another, which can suggest a connection between these two actions but this is not always the case.
Continuity editing	Editing between shots to emphasise a smooth transition of time. Shows action and reaction.
Match on action	When shots are edited to show how actions link together, for example: showing the sequence of opening a door.
Shot reverse shot	The editing together of two shots from different positions. For example during a conversation so that both people can be seen.