Editing terms glossary (Lyn)

editing terms

Editing
Final cut: the final version of a piece.
Editing: the art of combining clips to make a film.
Exporting: Transferring a file from where it was edited to a share able format.
Compression:making the file smaller.
Importing: bringing files into something.
Continuity: smooth flowing editing.
Verisimilitude: quality of realism.
Rough cut: Editors first attempt and piecing the film together.
Montage: a series of short shots, usually related, playing quickly one after the other, usually to music.

Hardware: 
Hardware:the equipment used when recording a film.
Dolly: Attaches to the bottom of a tripod and has wheels.
Tripod: gives stability to a camera.
Green screen: used to place characters in different settings without having to go on location.
Steadicam: Attaches onto the camera operator to create a steadier shot.

Camera
Shot/reverse shot: over the shoulder shots between two characters, usually with in a conversation.

Eye line match: matches the eye line of two or more characters.

180 degree rule: The camera can not cross over an imaginary line otherwise it takes away from the verisimilitude of a scene.
Extreme Long shot: mainly background is visible.
Medium long shot: shows the full persona and more of the setting than a long shot.
Long shot: shows the full person and part of their surroundings.
Medium shot: shows most of the person and some surroundings.
Close up: Used to show emotion.
Medium close up: head and shoulders are shown.
Extreme close up:usually used to show emotions such as fear by focusing on an eye.
High angle: taken from above to make the character seem less important.
Low angle: taken from below to make the character seem more important.
Ground level: only shows things from the floor (etc feet)
Waist level/child eye view: a subtle way to make the characters seem larger and therefore more powerful.
Dutch tilt: slightly tilted shot used to show distortion.
Neutral:eye view shot used to help the audience feel a part of the scene.
Two shot: two people are in the frame.
Noddy shot: usually refers to a shot of an interviewer reacting.
Point of view shot: Shot from the characters perspective.
Cut in: shows a part of the subject in more detail.
Cut away: a shot of something other than the subject.
Sequence shot: a long take that records the entire scene with no editing.
Ped up: Tracks upawards.
Pan: follows the character.
Tracking: follows the character.
Zoom: focuses in and enlarges part of an object, scene or character.

Transitions
Cut: clean change from clip to clip.
Cross-Fade: Slight overlap and smooth change between to clips.
Dissolve: gradual change between two scenes.
Jump cut: Misses out chunks of the film and ruins continuity.