7 Best Types of Cuts in Film Editing – Explained

hi you're watching these DC channel let's talk about montage you probably already know that great footage is uber important but at the end of the day montage is what makes a great video it defines the way you tells your story will it be crazy dynamic and full of action or will you keep your viewers in suspense until the very closure that entirely depends on your editing style in this video we'll step away from our traditional genre of tutorials because we want to show you something different we'll talk about the types of video cuts every creator should try in order to find their own style so today it's not about the VCC software because you'll be able to apply this knowledge using just any media editor as long as you understand the art of a good cut are you ready let's see what types of cuts video makers use and let's talk about when you should use each of them we'll start with the basic type of a video card called standard shot this is exactly what it sounds like since just quickly change and on the timeline it looks like one video shot ducks to another no transitions for shuffles just plain straight sequence from point A to point B the next popular cutting technique is called jump cut filmmakers love it and this is how it's done jump cut means that a single continuous shot is not too much action is being caught into multiple pieces and a few frames get removed that creates an effect of jumping forwards in time hands the name of the technique it's a perfect way to shorten the video when it's needed but most importantly it adds a unique dynamics this is what the process looks like on the timeline you take a single leader shot and cut out several frames from different places in time then you put together whatever's left let's move on to recap is the best way to create a transition from one scene to another know what is what we did here you can hear the sound of the second scene way before you actually see it that little trick is how you understand that the big trick is about to change and so is the mood of the scene which brings us to Al Kut is basically the Jake cut before backwards you still hear the sound from the first scene even though the scene itself has already changed position that's a convenient approach for when you're shooting say an interview and you need to show something the interviewer is talking about without actually interrupting the narrative alright let's check out a few abstract video cuts the first one is called cut on action again that's exactly what it sounds like when the action starts in a video you cut from one shot to another to show a different view of the same ongoing action that's a great way to create an engaging video and maintain the viewers attention to the action happening on the screen our next cut is called cutaway here's the thing whether you are shooting an action video in an interview or anything else it's crucial to have variety and change the view from time to time to cutaway means that at some point you interrupt the ongoing sin and show something else for example the surroundings you can do that switch smoothly while maintaining the sound of the main scene or you can interrupt the main action and just quickly switch to something else and then cut back to the main shot finally let's talk about match cut that one is probably the best-looking video card [Music] it depends heavily on the operators talent and how well and precise they shoot a scene the idea behind the match card is quite simple it's a cut from one shot to another where the composition of the two shots is matched by the action or a subject for instance a jumping person or a flying object can be those matching points for the cut and it's time to wrap it up montage is what you do to the footage to achieve the desired result by cutting and merging scenes in a particular way there is no one-size-fits-all recipe for how to cut and edit your footage because each story is unique it's up to you to find the best way to tell your story and choose the right approach to add it in your video watch videos by other creators working in the same genre analyze their methods and try to see what may work for you eventually you'll figure it out and develop your own style until then there is always room for practice hopefully you like this lesson let us know if you have any questions in the comments below give us the thumbs up and hit the subscribe button

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Length: 5min 49sec (349 seconds)

Published: Sat Jun 06 2020