Notes:
-Cutting on action 0:30
Simple, effective, useful in fast-paced scenes, can be used to emphasize action
Cut to an insert shot, show character distress
-Cross cut 1:30
cuts back and forth between locations, increases tension and suspense
-Jump cut 2:15
Cuts between the same shot, shows the passage of time, montage, urgency
-Match cut 3:01
Cuts from one shot, to a similar shot in shape/composition, can also be verbal
Transitions
-Fade in/fade out 3:54
Dissolving to or from black
-Dissolve 4:05
Can be used in montages, shows the passing of time
-Smash cut 4:56
Abrupt transition, intense –>quiet, quiet –>intense
– Iris 5:33
Stylistic effect, used to narrow field of view
-Wipe 5:58
Many types, different shapes or stylistic effects can be used as wipes