film: editing video

Smash cut

abrupt transitions; someone waking up from an intense dream

L-cut

audio based transition; audio from the current shot carries over to the next shot

Iris

could manually open and close the iris to transition in black now days used as a style choice

Match cuts

cuts from one shot to a similar shot by either matching the action or the composition; "jumping from one place to another"

Cutting on the action

cutting from one shot to another while the subject is still in motion

Cut away

cutting to an insert shot of something to an insert shot of something and then back

Fade in/ fade out

dissolving to or from black

The cut

going from one shot to another, changing perspective, advancing the story

Invisible cut

used to give the impression of a single take, however there is a change hidden in blackness

J cut

when the audio from the next shot starts before you get to it you hear whats going on before you see it

Jump cuts

when the editor cuts between the same shot and they are often used to deliberately show that passing of time also used to add a level of urgency to the screen

Cross cut

when the editor inter cuts back and forth between locations. i.e phone convos also used to show what's going on in a characters head

Dissolve

when you blend one shot into another

Wipe

wiping the screen of one image to another