Transition Edits

Question 1

asynchronous sound

Answer 1

when the sound isn’t synchronized with the video.

Question 2

crosscut

Answer 2

cuts that go back & forth between two shots happening at the same time in order to build scale, continuity and or tension.

Question 3

cut

Answer 3

when one shot transitions to the next shot without any effect.

Question 4

cutaway

Answer 4

a shot that “cuts away” from the main action to show supporting information – then returns to the main shot to reinforce that information.

Question 5

cut-in

Answer 5

when you transition from a wide shot to a close-up to show an object or person in greater detail.

Question 6

insert shot

Answer 6

very similar to the cut-in, but it doesn’t require a shift from a long-shot to close-up. Instead, this shot can be used at any time to focus on a specific element of a scene.

Question 7

defocus

Answer 7

when you adjust the focus of the camera until it becomes entirely blurred – which can be used as a transition to go from one shot to the next.

Question 8

dynamic cutting

Answer 8

combines different types of transition techniques to make the editing abundantly obvious to the viewer.

Question 9

J-cut

Answer 9

when the sound of a shot or scene plays before the next shot does. In other words, it’s when the visual trails the audio.

Question 10

L-cut

Answer 10

when the sound of a shot or scene transitions over to the next shot even though it no longer matches the video.

Question 11

dissolve

Answer 11

a gradual transition from one shot to the next.

Question 12

ripple dissolve

Answer 12

a specific type of dissolve that’s defined by a wavering effect.

Question 13

fade

Answer 13

when a shot dissolves to or from black.

Question 14

iris

Answer 14

the literal opening or closing of a camera’s iris to fade in or fade out a shot.

Question 15

invisible cut

Answer 15

a cut that hides the fact that a cut has occurred.

Question 16

match cut

Answer 16

audio or video transitions that use elements from one scene to transition to the next.

Question 17

jump cut

Answer 17

used to show the passage of time – but unlike match cuts, which are meant to be seamless in their transitions.

Question 18

wash

Answer 18

essentially the same thing as a fade, except it uses any solid color rather than black.

Question 19

whip pan

Answer 19

a transition (as well as a camera technique) where the camera suddenly moves from one scene to the next.

Question 20

wipe

Answer 20

when one shot replaces another shot from a specific direction or with a specific shape.

Question 21

morph

Answer 21

often used to show a character turning into a monster or a character aging.