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film editing
creative and technical post-production processing of film
shot
element of cinematography
Kuleshov effect
film editing (montage) effect by which viewers derive more meaning from the interaction of two sequential shots than from a single shot in isolation
video editing
editing live television and video production
montage
film editing technique to condense narrative space, time, and information
jump cut
cut in film editing in which two sequential shots of the same subject give the impression of a jump forward in time
dissolve
gradual transition, in film or video, from one image to another
cross-cutting
Cross-cutting is an editing technique most often used in films to establish action occurring at the same time, and often in the same place. In a cross-cut, the camera will cut away from one action to another action, which can suggest the simultaneity of these two actions. Cross-cutting can also be used for characters in a film with the same goals but different ways of achieving them.
Soviet montage theory
a theory of film that developed in Soviet Russia
shot reverse shot
film technique where one character is shown looking at another character, then the other character is shown looking at the first
establishing shot
sets up or establishes the context for a scene in filmmaking and television production
non-linear editing system
form of audio, video, or image editing only possible with computer technology; succeeding technology of linear editing
180-degree rule
principle in filmmaking
match cut
cut from one shot to another where the two shots are matched by the action or subject and subject matter
Moviola
thumb|right thumb|Moviola Model D (1927) with a microscope attachment (left) by Gaertner Scientific Corporation from 1940 A Moviola () is a device that allows a film editor to view a film while editing. It was the first machine for motion picture editing when it was invented by Iwan Serrurier in 1924.
point-of-view shot
type of photography or filmmaking shot that depicts what a character is seeing
long take
film shot lasting much longer than conventional shots
test screening
preview screening of a film or television show used to collect feedback from the public
30-degree rule
rule in film editing
film splicer
machine to join together pieces of movie film
continuity editing
film editing technique to create logical connections between shots
cut
abrupt transition from one film sequence to another
sound editor
creative professional responsible for selecting and assembling sound recordings in preparation for the final sound mixing or mastering of a visual media production involving recorded or synthetic sound
Keykode
right|thumb|400px|A scanned image of Keykode from a piece of unexposed, developed 35 mm movie film|35 mm [[Eastman Kodak motion picture color negative. All of these slices are from the same side of the same piece of negative, cropped and stacked for simplicity. (A) Human-readable Keykode number (the number to the far right advances by one for each 16 frames of 35 mm film or 20 frames of 16 mm film). Next to that is the same information in USS-128 Barcode machine-readable language. (B) Further down the film (within the 16 frames) is the film identifier information and date symbol (C) Other-use
Workprint
thumb|250px|right|Frame captured from a digital editing workprint. The timecode on the left begins with a userbit designating the lab roll and the code on the right is a [[Keykode.]]
cutaway
filmmaking technique
Wipe
type of film transition
film transition
effect applied between shots in a moving-image work
B-roll
thumb|right|B-roll video of computer server racks|thumbtime=13:53
edit decision list
used in the process of film editing and video editing
flatbed editor
film-editing machine
rough cut
first cut of a film
packshot
A packshot (also pack shot) is a still or moving image of a product, usually including its packaging and labeling, used to portray the product's reputation in advertising on TV. or other media. Its goal is to trigger in-store, on-shelf product recognition. The term packshot also refers to product placement in a movie or television show. Packshots often dominate television commercials, taking from two to five seconds of a thirty-second commercial. Forged or leaked packshots for unreleased products have led to controversy or increased interest in the product. Packshots can be a simple photograph
L cut
Sync sound
sound recorded at the time of the filming of movies
split edit
video editing technique
Showreel
thumb|right|300px|An example of a cinematography showreel
Mexican filter
Yellow color filter sometimes applied in films to depict Mexican locations