Film+Editing

A shot is an unedited recording of a single take, whereas a sequence is a series of shots connected together. A sequence is a series of shots or scenes which has a beginning, middle and end (like a chapter in a book).
 * Shot vs Sequence**

Is the predominant style of editing in the film industry. Cutting to continuity ensures that there is continuity between edits for a more logical visual. Establishes a logical coherence between shots. For example when someone in a shot is turning around and then it cuts to a close up of him turning around it has to match up at the same moment when the cut happened. The purpose of cutting to continuity is to smooth over the discontinued cuts but still allow the viewer to logically understand whats happening in the sequence even though they may have been shot out of order. Also Known As the Invisible Art. Emphasizes smooth transitions between shots, in which space and time are unobtrusively condensed.
 * Cutting to Continuity**

Fundamentally built on the principle of continuity editing or "invisible" style. That is, the camera and the sound recording should never call attention to themselves. Similar to Continuity editing, except that it makes concurrent cutaways to action happening at the same time to make more of a psychological impact, though still in a cohesive timeline. What became known as the popular 'classical Hollywood' style of editing was developed by early European and American directors, in particular D.W. Griffith in his films such as The Birth of a Nation and Intolerance. The classical style ensures temporal and spatial continuity as a way of advancing narrative, using such techniques as the 180 degree rule, Establishing shot, and Shot reverse shot.
 * Classical Style of Editing**

A single uninterrupted shot, usually taken from a long or full shot range, which contains an entire scene. Later, the closer shots are photographed, and an edited sequence, composed of a variety of different shots, is subsequently constructed on the editor's bench. Master shot records the entire action, a complete run-through from that camera position. Reaction Shot is a term used in motion picture production and cinematography referring to a basic unit of film grammar. It is a shot which cuts away from the main scene in order to show the reaction of a character to it.
 * Master Shot/Reaction Shot**

Editing convention in which two or more concurrent events are edited together. Cutting back and forth between shots from two(or more) scenes or locales. This alternation suggests that both actions are occurring simultaneously. Parallel editing (cross cutting) is the technique of alternating two or more scenes that often happen simultaneously but in different locations. An example is the cutting between the hardships of the Jews and the leisure of the Nazis in Schindler’s List.
 * Parallel Editing**

An approach to editing developed by the Soviet filmmakers of the 1920s such as Pudovkin, Vertov and Eisenstein. It is a French word literally meaning “editing,” “putting together” or “assembling shots”; refers to a filming technique, editing style, or form of movie collage consisting of a series of short shots or images that are rapidly put together into a coherent sequence to create a composite picture, or to suggest meaning or a larger idea. In modern film, it is often a series of short shots edited together into a sequence to condense space and time; usually glued together with music. Very popular in the 80's. A technique in film editing in which a series of short shots are edited into a sequence to condense space, time, and information. It is usually used to suggest the passage of time.
 * Montage**