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Special effects (FX):
Editing:
- Timecode
- A Roll
- B Roll
- Cross cutting
- CutawayIn film, a cutaway is the interruption of a continuously-filmed action by inserting a view of something else. It is usually followed by a cutback to the first shot. Probably its most common uses in dramatic films are to adjust the pace of the main action,
- Cut in
- Cut out
- DissolveIn chemistry, to dissolve a substance is to cause that substance to pass into a solution. For example: common salt ( sodium chloride) can dissolve in water. See Solvation. In film, a dissolve is a gradual transition from one image to another. In film this
- Establishing shotIn film the establishing shot is a short referential section at the beginning of a scene indicating where the remainder of the scene takes place. For example, an exterior shot on location of a large building on a rainy night, followed by an interior shot
- Hairy Arm
- InsertIn film, an insert is a shot of part of a scene as filmed from a different angle and/or focal length from the master shot. Inserts cover action already covered in the master shot, but emphasize a different aspect of that action due to the different framin
- KeyingThe word keying has a number of meanings: keying (cryptography) is the installation of key material into a device. keying (telecommunications) is a form of modulation where the modulating signal takes one of two values at all times. For example: "on" or "
- L cutIn cinema, an L cut also known as a split edit is a transition from one shot to another, where the picture transition does not occur coincidentally with the audio transition. This is often done to enhance the aesthetics or flow of the film (for example--a ("split edit")
- Master shot
- Point of view shot
- Sequence shot
- Shot reverse shot
- Talking head
- Wipe
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Shots:
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