In the past few classes, we discussed the principles and types of transitions and editing in film. Having learned the different types of transitions, we were asked to film a total of six videos and edit them into three individual posts with a transition linking every two video clips. The transitions I chose to represent are match on action, cross-cutting, and jump cutting. Thus, the first video represents a match on action. A match on action is a cut that splices two different views of the same action together. Similarly, in the video, the first clip is of my friend Madison jumping up in one location. However, it cuts to her landing the jump in another location. This is a match on action transition in that the second clip is a continuation of her action in the first clip. There is a seamless switch of location between the two clips to form the full video. I learned that a match on action is a type of transition used in continuity editing systems. A continuity editing system is one where time and space are consistent and events occur in chronological order. As a result, the match on action transition used in my first video is a part of continuity editing in that it creates an illusion of a smooth, continuous action. Moreover, the next transition I chose to represent in a video is cross-cutting. My second video, video two, is a representation of cross-cutting. The video shows a phone call conversation between my friend Ella and Shane. This is an example of cross-cutting in that the phone call is occurring simultaneously between both Ella and Shane. In other words, as my friends are communicating through the phone call, the scenes are cut depending on who is speaking. In the first clip, my friend Ella is in one location and says “Hey Shane!” but in the next clip, it cuts to my friend Shane who is in another location and replies back with “Hi Ella!" Thus, throughout the phone call, the cross-cutting represented in my video shows that the action is happening at the same time between both Ella and Shane, making it feel connected.
Now, having discussed a match on action and cross-cutting transition, the next transition or type of editing that I will be covering is jump cutting. We learned that a jump cut is a type of elliptical cut that appears to be an interruption of a single shot. Similarly, in my third video, it shows scenes of my friend Grace and Jaden switching seats in the auditorium. Each clip is a representation of them in a different seat throughout the video. This video represents a jump cut in that the background or environment stays the same, but the figures within the scene change against the background. Specifically in my video, the scene cuts every time they are in a new seat. I filmed Grace and Jaden sitting in one position, then I asked them to move to another seat, where I filmed them sitting in their new positions. The video does not show them physically moving to a new seat, but rather it cuts to only the scene where they are already seated within a different chair. Jump cuts are a part of non-continuity systems and, as a result, are usually incorporated within montages as they help emphasize a discontinuous relationship between shots. To conclude, the three types of editing that my videos demonstrate are match on action, cross-cutting, and jump cutting. Both the match on action and cross-cut transition are used in continuity editing systems, while a jump cut is used in non-continuity editing systems.
Video One: Match on Action
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