The two most common types of cut are:
- Straight Cut
- Split Edit
Straight cut- Simplest kind of cut type. You have clip A and when that one finishes it cuts straight to shot B and that plays and so on.
Split Edit- Also known as an L cut, this is when say shot A is rolling and continues rolling until we cut to shot B BUT the dialogue and track from shot A is still running underneath.
An example- two people are having a jolly old conversation. The camera is focused on one person then BAM it cuts to the second person but person 1 is still chatting away.
So here's a video of the different cut types. There are some other cut types included in this video.
So here's a video of the different cut types. There are some other cut types included in this video.
You'd think it was magic but its just all down to the handy work of a film crew.
