0:00 Intro - Cuts - 0:29 Cutting on Action (One shot to another while subject is in Motion) 0:58 Cutaway (Cut into an insert shot and back) 1:30 Crosscut (Intercut between locations) 2:13 Jumpcut (Cut between the same shot to deliberately show the passing of time) 2:59 Match Cut (Cut from one shot to a similar shot by matching the action or composition ) 3:38 Verbal Match Cut (Match cut by dialogue) - Transitions - 3:53 Fade In/Out (Dissolving to/from a colour) 4:04 Dissolve (Blend one shot into another) 4:55 Smash Cut (Abrupt transition) 5:33 Iris (Old cameras close their iris manually to achieve such the transition) 5:57 Wipe (Literally “wiping” the scene, replacing with another scene) 6:13 Invisible Cut (Impression of a single tick, but the cuts are not easily spotted) - Audio Transitions - 7:25 L-Cut (Audio of current shot carries on to the next shot) 8:01 J-Cut (Audio of the next scene starts before the Visuals) Hope this helps!
That's pretty much my cheat sheet too, every time I come to this video to see which transitions I could use in my next one :D for example, I've structure all the scenes in this one: ua-cam.com/video/eUo0FfExH70/v-deo.html around transitions shown in this video
[TIME] [TRANSITION NAME] 0:29 CUTTING ON ACTION 0:58 CUT AWAY 1:31 CROSS CUT 2:13 JUMP CUT 3:00 MATCH CUT 3:53 FADE IN / FADE OUT 4:04 DISSOLVE 4:55 SMASH CUT 5:32 IRIS 5:57 WIPE 6:05 MORE WIPES 6:13 INVISIBLE CUT 7:24 L - CUT 8:01 J - CUT 9:04 CREATIVE COMBINATIONS ----------------------------------------------------- *Same as above but with a short description...* [TIME] [TRANSITION NAME] [TRANSITION DESCRIPTION] 0:29 CUTTING ON ACTION _This means, cutting from one shot to another while the subject is still in motion._ 0:58 CUT AWAY _This means, cutting to an insert shot of something, and then back._ 1:31 CROSS CUT _This is when the editor intercuts cuts back and forth between locations._ 2:13 JUMP CUT _Jump cuts are when the editor cuts between the SAME shot._ 3:00 MATCH CUT _Match cuts are often incorrectly referred to as jump cuts... A match cut cuts from one shot to a similar shot, by either matching the action or the composition._ 3:53 FADE IN / FADE OUT _It's just dissolving either to, or from, black._ 4:04 DISSOLVE _It's when you blend one shot into another._ 4:55 SMASH CUT _Smash cuts are abrupt transitions._ 5:32 IRIS _It used to be an in-camera effect back in the day, when you could manually open and close your iris to transition from black. Nowadays, it's used as a stylistic choice._ 5:57 WIPE _A wipe is a wipe..._ 6:05 MORE WIPES _There are many types of wipes._ 6:13 INVISIBLE CUT _It is used to give the impression of a single take..._ 7:24 L - CUT _It is an audio-based transition. This is when the audio from the current shot carries over to the next shot._ 8:01 J - CUT _It is when the audio from the next scene starts BEFORE you get to it._ 9:04 CREATIVE COMBINATIONS
This video taught me more about editing in 12 minutes than my first year in film school - I have a sneaking suspicion that I’ve just wasted a ton of money
As somebody about to graduate, I concur. Unless you're getting value out of something beyond lectures, all the things you want to know exist outside of that massive paywall. There's also the Tarantino method of learning which is to spend 10k on making a terrible first film, and learning at a much discounted and highly accelerated rate.
Probably my most favorite cut in movies is the J cut. I've always been fascinated with it since I was a kid back in the 70's. To me there's something very interesting about hearing the next scene just before seeing it.
Qboro66 Lol that's kind of funny - I've always had an irrational hatred of the J cut. For me, there's something very irritating about it. Maybe it's the fact that every time I hear it, there's a split-second in which it 1) takes me out of the film in confusion, 2) I recognise the cut, and 3) I realise that same old wool's been pulled over my eyes as it has a million times before. Lol it's fine tho - I just probably won't be using it much in my own films.
It's pretty normal, both the liking and the disliking behavior. To the point where mere exposure effect can predetermine you to like it (and hate it). We rarely hear and see smth simultaneously. Often, we hear then check out by sight. Faucet opens? We check to see instinctively. That's also when/why it could be unpleasant. (I.e. when the transition is "fake", feels intrusive.) As you would feel if you hear a strange noise coming while I'm the midst of a conversation. It's probably been around since we were living as hunter-gatherers.
Me too. I just generally tend to like the effect it has on my perception of the ongoing story. Especially when it reveals something significant after the cut. Like when the character's eyes lock onto something and the audio hints us to what it is and the cut reveals what it was that the character saw and reacted that way.
there is a scene in the beginning of the second Jurassic Park movie where it cuts to Dr. Malcolm on a train platform that i remember being fascinated by as a kid. I rewound and watched that transition so many times that the VHS got fuzzy in that part.
@@ARGhostie I agree with both of you and maybe it depends on how well the cut has been executed. Some films deliberately stretch it to several seconds which I find gimmicky too.
In case you can’t tell the difference between the L and J cut, just remember how it looks when editing. Since in an L cut, the sound carries over to the next shot, it resembles a capital L. With J cuts, since the audio starts before the next scene begins, it resembles a J.
the letter L visuall looks like its moving in a forward direction, hence the sound moving forward and carried over to the next shot, like the forward direction of the L. The J cut applies the same concept, because the J visually looks like its facing backwards, so the audio is starting before the beginning of the next scene. Its just a tactic to visually associate the J and the L letters to what they mean as cuts. @@hopemya9606
@hopemya9606 ofc it does. Look up pictures. When you use an editing software, look at the audio and video tracks. You have one that looks like a capital L and then one that almost looks like a capital J, but not totally. Just google pictures of L cuts and J cuts and you’ll see
I still find it jarring the way it’s done in Space Odyssey. I get the idea but it always looks like they could have done a better job. Especially since everyone seems to think that movie is perfect.
i have a feeling this is a video i will watch over and over again, very precise in such a short period of time. great work you guys are doing on this channel, i just want to thank you for that. :)
That was INCREDIBLY helpful, I mean, it was awesome haha. As u said it, people wont even notice. My friend asked my why I take so long to edit.. they say it looks easy and all haha.. its like magic, the better you are, the less people see. Great video, I subbed!
Thanks Joey! A movie is being made three times: 1.Script 2.Production 3.Editing The editorial process is quite unique! Fact is, quite some of those edits shown here are not planned in advance, but happen during the editorial process. Happy accidents are your best friend in the cutting room!
To know I have obeyed the laws of cuts and transitions without knowing all this information amazes me! I taught myself through sight but this really elevates my eye now! This video has not only helped identify what I've done but helped me title my video reels. Thank you for this!
This video is almost 3 years old and I have to say thank you. It is just what I needed. I recently started making videos on UA-cam and all I have been using is the cross fade, but your explanation and examples have opened up a whole new world of editing for me. THANK YOU.
Very informative video, even for someone who has been editing for years like myself. It would have helped if they had visually shown why it's called a J and L cut for people who don't know.
Shortcut because it's the shape it looks like when you make the cut. Go to google image search and search "L cut" and you can see a good visualization of it.
Oh snap! I didn't think about it! First thing that popped into my head was because letters L and J are used as 'play' and 'play back' as default in editing software :)
9:20 The matching J cut in Fight Club is freaking genius. When Norton's character drops that folder and you hear the splash of water from Pitt's character in the next scene where he's taking a bath. That sound was the basis of that transition to the next scene and it was brilliantly done.
This is one of the best videos that I've watched on editing. It's so straight forward. Most of the videos are so technical and difficult to follow if you are just starting
I absolutely love your video essays. Please continue to do more! Not only is it a great way to see some iconic scenes, but I can appreciate it even more than I did initially. *__*
Are you kidding? I would have enjoyed Fury Road if not for the editing. The frame skipping gave me a migraine, Saving Private Ryan used low frame rate more succesfully, imo.
So a good movie can only be evaluated by the theme/Nerrative/character designs? You think the characters in mad max are borring.. ok. You think it is narrated wrong.. ok. That is thankfully your subjective thought on the movie. I think it is one of the best films in the latest years. It is technically a genuin movie. It is directed very well, and the vfx and practical effects in the movie is off the charts. I got the theme and the characters was really funny and interesting. You must be so boring to watch movies with. Even the oscars was praising mad max, just saying.
Went to school for over 2 years to study filmmaking and accrued over $30,000 dollars in student loan debt which I'm still paying for and will say I've learned more from this channel since subscribing than I ever did in school. Thanks for your channel!
+Flounderboy15 I'm starting to believe that the writer AND editor are both the vital lifelines of your content and skimping on either could be a mistake
Edgar Wright movies use so many creative edits and camera moves you could make this entire video from just examples out of the Cornetto trilogy and Scott Pilgrim.
+Gravitynaut I could not agree more. Especially Scott Pilgrim is so incredibly creative and imo deserves a full deconstruction. Damn, that movie is filled with detail!
+wer8023 I'm watching Hot Fuzz right now and the shot transitions are so great. All of them are dynamic and creative. His movies continue to just blow me away even after 10+ watched.
One of my favorite cuts ever is the match cut in Last Crusade when the guy puts his hat on young Indiana Jones and when the hat lifts up it's fast forwarded to him as an adult.
As a solo creative, I don't care what the name of the cut is, I just edit however my imagination leads. But I appreciate the value in being able to precisely describe what is required to other professionals in a multi-person crew. Also having labels for what you do lends credibility when discussing budgets with clients.
You have two different subtitles?! I have never seen another channel put so much effort into their subtitles. You deserve a subscription just for that.
One day I was reading an article on screenplay and it said that the more "effortless" it looks the more effort it has put on it. You have to put a lot of effort to make something look effortless in the film. And that's the point..the more it looks like it's in a flow, the better it is. These are small things but they add up and you may not notice them consciously but you ARE noticing it subconsciously and that's why some films which have really good plots seem a bit dull.. because they are not focusing on these so called "little things".
Best whip-pan cut ever (as described at 6:37) is the one from Serenity where they intoduce every one of the cast in just one continuous take. They then sneak a cut into it when the captain and doctor walks down the stairs to (a complete new set but) the lower floor in the movie. Brilliant and I never noticed it until it was pointed out to me.
My personal favourite is a continuous shot. Basically, the camera man follows the actor around and films the entire scene in a single shot; hence the continuous. Just like the one in Game of Thrones during the Battle of Bastards when the camera was following Jon in action as mayhem ensued
This video really is the best. I love how it doesn't tell you when and where to use any of the cuts, it just explains where they are commonly used and provides a few examples. Doesn't waste time with bullshit either. I feel much more knowledgeable about editing 10 minutes after this than I did after taking an hours-long Lynda course on it.
Everyone who loves movies should watch this. I've always known the bone/spaceship edit wasn't a Jump cut, but didn't know how to correct people when they called it that. Thank you, now I know!
If someone really watches this video carefully and comprehensively then it has enough substance to make them the best editor out there . Great Video !!! Thanks
best filmmaking channel on UA-cam. no over the top jokes like Film Riot that make the video 13 minutes long, and not an amateur like DSLRGuide. Thanks!
+Falling Chips shouldn't you work with your cinematographer? Or write the script concentrating on story and then separately add what shots you want to do?
There is such a thing as a "directors script" but you should do that separately and only after you've written the regular one because actors don't need to see that and you should always get in the habit of writing scripts that a studio/investor is used to seeing
I'm very happy that my observation in movies has increased drastically.....i noticed j- cuts and l-cuts all the time but didn't know what do we call that technique
one of my main reference videos for cuts and transitions. At 9:40 it would be cool to see how those combination of cuts are actually written out in a script, seeing how rapid they were lol
@@uncomfortablecat if you guys are gonna say something is the worst or terrible always say why. if not your opinion is not valid and were all gonna be lost and think your opinion doesn't mean anything
baby driver has this one scene in a hall where you can hear a faint alarm clock going off in the background. Scene last for about a minute & you think the alarm is nothing but ambient sound of that place, until suddenly the alarm becomes louder & we cut to the next morning with baby driver in his bed, the alarm going off. Baby driver in general has stunning audio design.
Thank you so much for posting this. Learned everything I needed to know. After watching this I have a question if anyone knows the answer? When writing a movie script, do you need to add all these cuts and transitions or will the director and or editor add them in sometimes? Thanks.
If you're writing a spec script, you should leave transitions out of it if they're not essential to the story. But if they really add something to the story, like montages and the Grease match cut at 3:01 , you should leave them in, because it makes it easier for the reader to visualize and ultimately more interesting. CUT TO, DISSOLVE TO, QUICK CUT etc. very rarely belong in a spec script. They're usually frowned upon.
linop412 this is a great question because I'm making a document now to list a lot of these pans, camera movements for when I'm shooting. When I'm live especially around action, it's challenging to remember everything from exposure, settings, audio, filters, lighting, and creative shots. This is very well explained.
linop412 If you're writing a script you're intending to shoot/direct yourself it makes sense to add what ever you want in it. And of course make a shot list for all the other fine details.
Great stuff! Huge fan of J and L cuts here. Your video has inspired me to experiment with others. I’m currently making a single actor film and was kinda’ stuck for ideas. Watching this video really helped get the creative juices flowing and it has definitely inspired a new challenge to finish the dang thing! Thank you!
There's a fire sparkles transition into city lights in blade runner 2049 that i love so much, and other weird thing happening with lights in mulholland drive towards the end. Very dream like both of them
When Yoda fades away is that really a dissolve wipe - yes the mechanics of the FX might be, but it's actually inside the story world that the character is fading away, it's not non diagetic.
just wow! I am one of those (hopefully few) people that go "what's editing really for? isn't the director doing all the job?". Thank you, this was an eye-opener! so many things that we see but dont perceive
Incredible video. I used to wonder what were the techniques of seamless transitions on movies and TV shows. One would think it is a jarring experience to suddenly be looking at something else, but if done correctly it's not even noticed as something different
A technique I really love is when you cut between time and/or location without initially realizing that you've transitioned. One of my favorite examples is in Back to the Future when Doc is skipping down the road with joy after having successfully sent Marty back to the future, and then he looks up at the clock tower; it cuts to a shot of the clock tower and for a second or 2 we think we're seeing his point of view but then we realize we're back in 1985 when the helicopter flies overhead. Another great example is Reservoir Dogs when Mr. White tells Mr. Orange that he's hungry and they should get some tacos, then he starts to drive off, we cut to a wide shot of a car driving around a corner and we initially think it's a continuation of that moment but it's actually the day of the heist and they're in a getaway car.
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0:00 Intro
- Cuts -
0:29 Cutting on Action (One shot to another while subject is in Motion)
0:58 Cutaway (Cut into an insert shot and back)
1:30 Crosscut (Intercut between locations)
2:13 Jumpcut (Cut between the same shot to deliberately show the passing of time)
2:59 Match Cut (Cut from one shot to a similar shot by matching the action or composition )
3:38 Verbal Match Cut (Match cut by dialogue)
- Transitions -
3:53 Fade In/Out (Dissolving to/from a colour)
4:04 Dissolve (Blend one shot into another)
4:55 Smash Cut (Abrupt transition)
5:33 Iris (Old cameras close their iris manually to achieve such the transition)
5:57 Wipe (Literally “wiping” the scene, replacing with another scene)
6:13 Invisible Cut (Impression of a single tick, but the cuts are not easily spotted)
- Audio Transitions -
7:25 L-Cut (Audio of current shot carries on to the next shot)
8:01 J-Cut (Audio of the next scene starts before the Visuals)
Hope this helps!
legend
thank you
good job!
from someone too lazy to take notes during this, thank you
Helps for my assignment so much, thank you
I keep coming back to this one. It's a cheat sheet.
Surely it is , but I didn't knew that transitions are soo many types .
See I tried here - ua-cam.com/video/XrQTsbK044I/v-deo.html
I came here to comment just that.. loll I keep coming back
Precisely!
That's pretty much my cheat sheet too, every time I come to this video to see which transitions I could use in my next one :D for example, I've structure all the scenes in this one: ua-cam.com/video/eUo0FfExH70/v-deo.html around transitions shown in this video
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[TIME] [TRANSITION NAME]
0:29 CUTTING ON ACTION
0:58 CUT AWAY
1:31 CROSS CUT
2:13 JUMP CUT
3:00 MATCH CUT
3:53 FADE IN / FADE OUT
4:04 DISSOLVE
4:55 SMASH CUT
5:32 IRIS
5:57 WIPE
6:05 MORE WIPES
6:13 INVISIBLE CUT
7:24 L - CUT
8:01 J - CUT
9:04 CREATIVE COMBINATIONS
-----------------------------------------------------
*Same as above but with a short description...*
[TIME] [TRANSITION NAME]
[TRANSITION DESCRIPTION]
0:29 CUTTING ON ACTION
_This means, cutting from one shot to another while the subject is still in motion._
0:58 CUT AWAY
_This means, cutting to an insert shot of something, and then back._
1:31 CROSS CUT
_This is when the editor intercuts cuts back and forth between locations._
2:13 JUMP CUT
_Jump cuts are when the editor cuts between the SAME shot._
3:00 MATCH CUT
_Match cuts are often incorrectly referred to as jump cuts... A match cut cuts from one shot to a similar shot, by either matching the action or the composition._
3:53 FADE IN / FADE OUT
_It's just dissolving either to, or from, black._
4:04 DISSOLVE
_It's when you blend one shot into another._
4:55 SMASH CUT
_Smash cuts are abrupt transitions._
5:32 IRIS
_It used to be an in-camera effect back in the day, when you could manually open and close your iris to transition from black. Nowadays, it's used as a stylistic choice._
5:57 WIPE
_A wipe is a wipe..._
6:05 MORE WIPES
_There are many types of wipes._
6:13 INVISIBLE CUT
_It is used to give the impression of a single take..._
7:24 L - CUT
_It is an audio-based transition. This is when the audio from the current shot carries over to the next shot._
8:01 J - CUT
_It is when the audio from the next scene starts BEFORE you get to it._
9:04 CREATIVE COMBINATIONS
i000313 u a real one
Thanks
Thank you, good sir.
wow THANK YOU
thanks
This video taught me more about editing in 12 minutes than my first year in film school - I have a sneaking suspicion that I’ve just wasted a ton of money
As somebody about to graduate, I concur. Unless you're getting value out of something beyond lectures, all the things you want to know exist outside of that massive paywall. There's also the Tarantino method of learning which is to spend 10k on making a terrible first film, and learning at a much discounted and highly accelerated rate.
and time
Yeah but going to film school looks way better on the resume than 'watched YT vids'. Hope it works out for you either way :)
I just saved a bunch if money with RocketJump Film School.
@@Antiganos There's no result without failure. Tarantino is one of the best director today in Hollywood.
You forgot to mention the greatest cut of all time, "the UA-cam Ad Cut."
Occurs just after the first 3 frames of a video.
Such a modest title for such an amazing video!
is video editing just all about transitions? so long as i can do transitions, i can be a good video editor!!!
It's about storytelling of which transitions are a small part.
transitions are a small part of the whole scheme of editing.
Blueberry Tent so true
caco ko I think you’ve summed it up man
Probably my most favorite cut in movies is the J cut. I've always been fascinated with it since I was a kid back in the 70's. To me there's something very interesting about hearing the next scene just before seeing it.
Qboro66 Lol that's kind of funny - I've always had an irrational hatred of the J cut. For me, there's something very irritating about it. Maybe it's the fact that every time I hear it, there's a split-second in which it 1) takes me out of the film in confusion, 2) I recognise the cut, and 3) I realise that same old wool's been pulled over my eyes as it has a million times before. Lol it's fine tho - I just probably won't be using it much in my own films.
It's pretty normal, both the liking and the disliking behavior. To the point where mere exposure effect can predetermine you to like it (and hate it). We rarely hear and see smth simultaneously.
Often, we hear then check out by sight. Faucet opens? We check to see instinctively. That's also when/why it could be unpleasant. (I.e. when the transition is "fake", feels intrusive.) As you would feel if you hear a strange noise coming while I'm the midst of a conversation.
It's probably been around since we were living as hunter-gatherers.
Me too. I just generally tend to like the effect it has on my perception of the ongoing story. Especially when it reveals something significant after the cut. Like when the character's eyes lock onto something and the audio hints us to what it is and the cut reveals what it was that the character saw and reacted that way.
there is a scene in the beginning of the second Jurassic Park movie where it cuts to Dr. Malcolm on a train platform that i remember being fascinated by as a kid. I rewound and watched that transition so many times that the VHS got fuzzy in that part.
@@ARGhostie I agree with both of you and maybe it depends on how well the cut has been executed. Some films deliberately stretch it to several seconds which I find gimmicky too.
Oh no! Now I can't never watch a movie without thinking "that's a nice .....cut!"
Well now it is a skilled you have acquired , congrats and welcome to the club 🙂.
I do the same except with shots
Welcome to being a movie fan.
In case you can’t tell the difference between the L and J cut, just remember how it looks when editing. Since in an L cut, the sound carries over to the next shot, it resembles a capital L. With J cuts, since the audio starts before the next scene begins, it resembles a J.
that doesnt make any sense
the letter L visuall looks like its moving in a forward direction, hence the sound moving forward and carried over to the next shot, like the forward direction of the L. The J cut applies the same concept, because the J visually looks like its facing backwards, so the audio is starting before the beginning of the next scene. Its just a tactic to visually associate the J and the L letters to what they mean as cuts. @@hopemya9606
@hopemya9606 The vertical part of the letter is the moment of the cut, and its "tail" (that represents the sound) is either before or after it.
@hopemya9606 ofc it does. Look up pictures. When you use an editing software, look at the audio and video tracks. You have one that looks like a capital L and then one that almost looks like a capital J, but not totally. Just google pictures of L cuts and J cuts and you’ll see
Match cut is literally the coolest editing technique.
Yea bro, I agree
I still find it jarring the way it’s done in Space Odyssey. I get the idea but it always looks like they could have done a better job. Especially since everyone seems to think that movie is perfect.
@@Liusila it does seem like an odd choice because they could have matched the bone being at the same angle as the ship, not sure why they didn't
i have a feeling this is a video i will watch over and over again, very precise in such a short period of time. great work you guys are doing on this channel, i just want to thank you for that. :)
JR Alli and I just want to thank for your amazing videos ❤️
JR Alli and I just want to thank for your amazing videos ❤️
No way jr alli i never thought u will be came here holly
That was INCREDIBLY helpful, I mean, it was awesome haha. As u said it, people wont even notice. My friend asked my why I take so long to edit.. they say it looks easy and all haha.. its like magic, the better you are, the less people see. Great video, I subbed!
Wah ! Nice
For years I've been trying to describe the L and J cut. Now I finally have a term for them. Ty!
Wow I will watch this again when I make a MEP !
Here - ua-cam.com/video/ZKuA4fyyB6I/v-deo.html
Theyr're often called Audio/Sound Bridges.
I use to call them "splits" but J and L are more fancy names.
Thanks Joey!
A movie is being made three times:
1.Script
2.Production
3.Editing
The editorial process is quite unique! Fact is, quite some of those edits shown here are not planned in advance, but happen during the editorial process.
Happy accidents are your best friend in the cutting room!
To know I have obeyed the laws of cuts and transitions without knowing all this information amazes me! I taught myself through sight but this really elevates my eye now!
This video has not only helped identify what I've done but helped me title my video reels. Thank you for this!
wow, MashaAllah!
This video is incredible.
Yed
Well typed !!
I agree!
I shared this with my teacher for Video and now he uses it when teaching
I love it when the audio from a scene continues to play as the next scene or montage begins.
it can be really good if pulled off correctly, but if an editor cuts away too soon or too late it can get quite jarring both visually and aurally.
Yea this one is my favorite
This video is almost 3 years old and I have to say thank you. It is just what I needed. I recently started making videos on UA-cam and all I have been using is the cross fade, but your explanation and examples have opened up a whole new world of editing for me. THANK YOU.
This is the most no-nonsense, straight to the point, and content-driven video on editing I've seen so far.
Very informative video, even for someone who has been editing for years like myself. It would have helped if they had visually shown why it's called a J and L cut for people who don't know.
+Digitalsoju TV why is it called J and L respectively?
Shortcut because it's the shape it looks like when you make the cut. Go to google image search and search "L cut" and you can see a good visualization of it.
Oh snap! I didn't think about it! First thing that popped into my head was because letters L and J are used as 'play' and 'play back' as default in editing software :)
^perfect example
Thank you for your help. it will really help to clear this
Funny how I've used a lot of these editing techniques and never knew what they were called till now.
+BM Comes from watching a lot of movies. And a creative personality.
Ya I don’t think the terminology is at all important. It’s just knowing what the best cut(s) to make for a given situation.
Matt Orfalea terminology helps for teamwork
Oh my god, that closed caption thing is genius.
9:20 The matching J cut in Fight Club is freaking genius. When Norton's character drops that folder and you hear the splash of water from Pitt's character in the next scene where he's taking a bath. That sound was the basis of that transition to the next scene and it was brilliantly done.
This is one of the best videos that I've watched on editing. It's so straight forward. Most of the videos are so technical and difficult to follow if you are just starting
I absolutely love your video essays. Please continue to do more! Not only is it a great way to see some iconic scenes, but I can appreciate it even more than I did initially. *__*
CUTS
Cutting on action - 0:30
Cutaway - 0:59
Cross Cut - 1:31
Jump Cut - 2:13
Match Cut - 2:59
TRANSITIONS
Fade In/Out - 3:53
Dissolve - 4:04
Smash Cut - 4:55
IRIS - 5:32
Wipe - 5:57
Invisible Cut - 6:13
L Cut - 7:25
J Cut - 8:01
Creative Combinations - 9:04
Pranav Chaturvedi HES already did that :/
thank you
Thank you!
I knew Mad Max was good, but I hadn't realised I had to watch a scene 3 times to see how good it actually is!
That's really not what he was saying at all. He's talking about the quality of editing not the quantity of cuts..
Are you kidding? I would have enjoyed Fury Road if not for the editing. The frame skipping gave me a migraine, Saving Private Ryan used low frame rate more succesfully, imo.
It's a wonderful film thematically speaking.
he didn't exactly say he judges a movie by how many cuts. that's what YOU read into it.
So a good movie can only be evaluated by the theme/Nerrative/character designs? You think the characters in mad max are borring.. ok. You think it is narrated wrong.. ok. That is thankfully your subjective thought on the movie. I think it is one of the best films in the latest years. It is technically a genuin movie. It is directed very well, and the vfx and practical effects in the movie is off the charts. I got the theme and the characters was really funny and interesting. You must be so boring to watch movies with. Even the oscars was praising mad max, just saying.
To all the creative thinkers who r making content creation, this is tressure for us! guys, amzazed by this ! thankful
Scary movie 3 used wisely many of these transitions. The J cut joke with ship horn is pure art.
Went to school for over 2 years to study filmmaking and accrued over $30,000 dollars in student loan debt which I'm still paying for and will say I've learned more from this channel since subscribing than I ever did in school. Thanks for your channel!
I'm starting to find that the writing and editing tutorials are what fascinate me the most.
I agree
+Flounderboy15 I'm starting to believe that the writer AND editor are both the vital lifelines of your content and skimping on either could be a mistake
Thank you for being more efficient in explaining things than Film Riot
+Michael Carr They lack focus and are more dependent on personality than skill.
Man just speechless how effective it is on several years after ❤
Thanks a lot. I showed this to my Multimedia class today. I was unprepared and you saved me hours of work compiling film clips. Nice job!
Amazingly well done video
Edgar Wright movies use so many creative edits and camera moves you could make this entire video from just examples out of the Cornetto trilogy and Scott Pilgrim.
+Gravitynaut I could not agree more. Especially Scott Pilgrim is so incredibly creative and imo deserves a full deconstruction. Damn, that movie is filled with detail!
+wer8023 I keep hearing new things in the sound design every watch.
+wer8023 I'm watching Hot Fuzz right now and the shot transitions are so great. All of them are dynamic and creative. His movies continue to just blow me away even after 10+ watched.
Gravitynaut did you see Baby Driver? It's amazing also nice Aquatic Life profile picture!
3:40 - I like to think I'm a smart guy but then comes shit like that and I'm in tears
Wobblebass "enormus flying willy"
Wobblebass movie?
It's one of the austin powers movies
This video literally saved me when I was confused about editing my film.
One of the BEST explanations (with examples) on this topic, by far!
Bravo!!!
wow its such a amazing video. thank you so much u really educate me lots of things. i hope i used in a right way in my vlog
Wish me luck, I'm submitting a short film for a Digital Arts contest so I'll be binge watching these all night. Starting with this one.
How was it?
How was it?
How was it?
Bryan Crowe How was it?
How was it?
It basically was a 12 minute short film about cutting stuff up
Genius
I come back to this every few months. Thank you so much, this info changed my life.
This is a very well-done video. I use it a lot when teaching the basics of video production and film grammar. Thanks!
One of my favorite cuts ever is the match cut in Last Crusade when the guy puts his hat on young Indiana Jones and when the hat lifts up it's fast forwarded to him as an adult.
I love that one.
So crazy that this channel probably has more information on filmmaking than my entire college education
Wow! What a great video. I need to watch this one a few more times.
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As a solo creative, I don't care what the name of the cut is, I just edit however my imagination leads. But I appreciate the value in being able to precisely describe what is required to other professionals in a multi-person crew. Also having labels for what you do lends credibility when discussing budgets with clients.
You have two different subtitles?! I have never seen another channel put so much effort into their subtitles. You deserve a subscription just for that.
This was a fantastic video for beginners like me! Awesome!
Great editing is one of the reasons that makes Mad Max one of my most favorite movies.
I didn't go to film school, but I love learning new things.
One day I was reading an article on screenplay and it said that the more "effortless" it looks the more effort it has put on it. You have to put a lot of effort to make something look effortless in the film. And that's the point..the more it looks like it's in a flow, the better it is. These are small things but they add up and you may not notice them consciously but you ARE noticing it subconsciously and that's why some films which have really good plots seem a bit dull.. because they are not focusing on these so called "little things".
Best whip-pan cut ever (as described at 6:37) is the one from Serenity where they intoduce every one of the cast in just one continuous take. They then sneak a cut into it when the captain and doctor walks down the stairs to (a complete new set but) the lower floor in the movie. Brilliant and I never noticed it until it was pointed out to me.
My personal favourite is a continuous shot. Basically, the camera man follows the actor around and films the entire scene in a single shot; hence the continuous. Just like the one in Game of Thrones during the Battle of Bastards when the camera was following Jon in action as mayhem ensued
That's a shot not a cut. But that is a cool shot.
Kind of like the Daredevil hallway fight, right?
The Batman Of Neo-Gotham And now, all action scenes in Jon Wick: Chapter 2
goodlyboony or the bike chase in Children of Men or
Holy shit, my Film Studies homework was to watch this video
I'm 11 years old and I understand all of it
@@jontesart7213 lol
Alfie Edwards seriously, I'm only 11 no joke
ThePhotoKing2020 Speed tutorials damn you wanna be a director or something later?
Alfie Edwards I don't think so, maybe an editor, I do mostly cgi / vfx on my Instagram @thephotoking2020
3:44 *"I was distracted by that enourmous flying... Wily!"*
“What’s that?”
“That looks like a giant-“
“-Johnson!”
“Yes Sir.”
@Aitor Neo Logo -- Austin Powers, the second one (I think)
@Aitor Neo Logo The spy who shagged me
lmao
This video really is the best. I love how it doesn't tell you when and where to use any of the cuts, it just explains where they are commonly used and provides a few examples. Doesn't waste time with bullshit either. I feel much more knowledgeable about editing 10 minutes after this than I did after taking an hours-long Lynda course on it.
Everyone who loves movies should watch this. I've always known the bone/spaceship edit wasn't a Jump cut, but didn't know how to correct people when they called it that. Thank you, now I know!
Edgar Wright is the master of transitions
Kubrick and Satoshi Kon also have fantastic transitions :)
I'm teaching myself editing and this has been incredibly informative. Thank you thank you thank you.
J-Cuts and L-Cuts are most common in documentaries. Especially going from a “scene” to an interview and vice versa.
It's nice having the correct name for the transitions we have been using for year. Thank you!
If someone really watches this video carefully and comprehensively then it has enough substance to make them the best editor out there . Great Video !!! Thanks
best filmmaking channel on UA-cam. no over the top jokes like Film Riot that make the video 13 minutes long, and not an amateur like DSLRGuide. Thanks!
+Polan Well, this video is about twelve minutes long anyway.
Do you write these into your screenplays or should you leave them out to allow the director to shoot what they want?
+RocketJump Film School thank you even more for responding!
+RocketJump Film School what if your the writer and director?
+Falling Chips *you're
+Falling Chips shouldn't you work with your cinematographer? Or write the script concentrating on story and then separately add what shots you want to do?
There is such a thing as a "directors script" but you should do that separately and only after you've written the regular one because actors don't need to see that and you should always get in the habit of writing scripts that a studio/investor is used to seeing
7:11 if you look closely, when the narrator says “here.” The card slightly moves to the top left. This is the cut.
I think the problem is with the hand, not the card. Why would there be a problem with the cards??
I think the cut is when the hands go out of the screen. Then other hands are coming back
This is everything I wanted to know. Thank you so much❤️
Genuinely one of the best videos I've ever watched. Thank you for your help!
im never going to forget that the first time i saw star wars i laughed until i cried for several minutes because of that wipe transition of C-3PO
I'm very happy that my observation in movies has increased drastically.....i noticed j- cuts and l-cuts all the time but didn't know what do we call that technique
7:39 I don’t think enough love goes to the matte painting on the left side of the screen
That match cut dissolve looked amazing, this video didn't have what I was looking for, but I actually learned a ton...so thank you.
one of my main reference videos for cuts and transitions.
At 9:40 it would be cool to see how those combination of cuts are actually written out in a script, seeing how rapid they were lol
I really dig this kind of overview. Keep em coming!
Editors of bohemian rhapsody should learn about this video.
Why what happened? I haven't seen that movie.
@@gurikasemit theres a breakdown of bohemians transitions on yt
Whats with the BR?
@@rigormortiz9114 one of the worst edited movies
@@uncomfortablecat if you guys are gonna say something is the worst or terrible always say why. if not your opinion is not valid and were all gonna be lost and think your opinion doesn't mean anything
baby driver has this one scene in a hall where you can hear a faint alarm clock going off in the background. Scene last for about a minute & you think the alarm is nothing but ambient sound of that place, until suddenly the alarm becomes louder & we cut to the next morning with baby driver in his bed, the alarm going off. Baby driver in general has stunning audio design.
Beautifully explained, ive seen all of these without knowing their names. Fascinating.
Okay I know you're explaining the cuts but your transitions are also so smooth.
Great video. Should try using more than just clips from American movies!
+RocketJump Film School that's a very good point. Was just referring to international films in general. Thanks for taking the time to reply
do you think that you are a better filmmaker than I am?
+Tushar lol nice.
He's alive btw
Breg Peschanyj He changed his name from Stanley Kubrick.
Such a satisfying, amazing video. thanks!
I think the J-cut is my fav other than the cut on action
As a high school Film teacher, this video is a valuable resource for instruction. Thank You!
This is one of the best videos on UA-cam. Very informative and fascinating. The use of examples is done well.
Closed Captions, many youtubers are too lazy to add that.
Kingsman's fight scenes have really good invisible cuts!
Thank you so much for posting this. Learned everything I needed to know. After watching this I have a question if anyone knows the answer? When writing a movie script, do you need to add all these cuts and transitions or will the director and or editor add them in sometimes? Thanks.
If you're writing a spec script, you should leave transitions out of it if they're not essential to the story. But if they really add something to the story, like montages and the Grease match cut at 3:01 , you should leave them in, because it makes it easier for the reader to visualize and ultimately more interesting. CUT TO, DISSOLVE TO, QUICK CUT etc. very rarely belong in a spec script. They're usually frowned upon.
linop412 this is a great question because I'm making a document now to list a lot of these pans, camera movements for when I'm shooting. When I'm live especially around action, it's challenging to remember everything from exposure, settings, audio, filters, lighting, and creative shots. This is very well explained.
InfinityFidelity Thanks man.
Michael Accorsi Exactly... that was another reason why I thought to add them. Good point.
linop412 If you're writing a script you're intending to shoot/direct yourself it makes sense to add what ever you want in it. And of course make a shot list for all the other fine details.
Great stuff! Huge fan of J and L cuts here. Your video has inspired me to experiment with others. I’m currently making a single actor film and was kinda’ stuck for ideas. Watching this video really helped get the creative juices flowing and it has definitely inspired a new challenge to finish the dang thing! Thank you!
A crash course on transitions! Been looking for something exactly like this for years
Amazing way of teaching us! thanks
There's a fire sparkles transition into city lights in blade runner 2049 that i love so much, and other weird thing happening with lights in mulholland drive towards the end. Very dream like both of them
When Yoda fades away is that really a dissolve wipe - yes the mechanics of the FX might be, but it's actually inside the story world that the character is fading away, it's not non diagetic.
just wow! I am one of those (hopefully few) people that go "what's editing really for? isn't the director doing all the job?". Thank you, this was an eye-opener! so many things that we see but dont perceive
Incredible video. I used to wonder what were the techniques of seamless transitions on movies and TV shows. One would think it is a jarring experience to suddenly be looking at something else, but if done correctly it's not even noticed as something different
13 reasons why has alot of creative cuts and transitions
Kyla De la Cruz it’s also a trash show
@6:00 "look at that! it wiped!" LOL
I like the cut from swimming pool to bed scene 🙃😂😂
A technique I really love is when you cut between time and/or location without initially realizing that you've transitioned. One of my favorite examples is in Back to the Future when Doc is skipping down the road with joy after having successfully sent Marty back to the future, and then he looks up at the clock tower; it cuts to a shot of the clock tower and for a second or 2 we think we're seeing his point of view but then we realize we're back in 1985 when the helicopter flies overhead. Another great example is Reservoir Dogs when Mr. White tells Mr. Orange that he's hungry and they should get some tacos, then he starts to drive off, we cut to a wide shot of a car driving around a corner and we initially think it's a continuation of that moment but it's actually the day of the heist and they're in a getaway car.
Ok i declare this is the best video that talks about this topic on youtube