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MobileMovieMaking Tip #87: PLAY WITH MATCH CUTS. Most well-made movies consist of separate shots strung together. For example, the first shot in a sequence might show a house from a distance. The next shot might show the same house close-up. Cuts are categorized according to the content of the shots and various visual factors. In the topic here—the match cut—an action shown in one shot is continued in the second shot. That second shot might be closer or further away, or it might be taken from a different angle (looking down or looking up). For the sake of surprise and humor, the action in the first shot might be matched with an action set in a new location. That’s what we see here in the sequence from Karim Saheb’s “Cold Shower,” which won the prestigious Narrative Prize at this year’s Moment Invitational Film Festival. You can see the film—chosen as a Mobile Movie of the Week—at MobileMovieMaking (link in our profile). A celebrated Hollywood example of match cutting occurs near the opening of Stanley Kubrick’s “2001.” There, the tumbling action of a bone tossed into the air is matched—in the next shot—with an orbiting manned satellite. This cut filmically transports the audience across thousands of years. #mobilemoviemakingtips #filmediting #matchcuts https://www.instagram.com/p/ByD3sqLhLNh/?igshid=1c4u3yjepdlqg

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Shot techniques: jump cuts and cutaways/ cutting on motion and match cutting.

Jump cuts are used in film to save viewing time and to fit more worthwhile footage into a film.

For example a shot of someone walking down the street. point A is at the corner and point be is at the end of the street where the actor crosses the road. you could film and use the whole shot but this can be quite boring and and you may lose the audience’s attention

In order to fix this, we have a number of options and they are really cool for spicing up how you make your movies.

The first is the jump cut. you could cut out bits of the actor walking down the street so it appears that he is teleporting. Its a time saver sure, but the only issue is that it can look a little scruffy.

another cool thing you could do is create a match cut. this involves cutting to a shot that matches the scene for example a close up of the actors hand carrying a cigarette and then when you cut back the actor has already reached he end of the street.

Yet another option is to use a Cutaway, this is when you cut to another view so you could cut to a second actor looking at actor one walking the other way on the other side of the street and then when you cut back actor on will be at the end of the street.

Cutting on motion/match cutting

The audience is attracted to movement so match cutting is a great seamless edit to use when making a film. It involves using two cameras so film and action at different angles and you cut mid action from one shot to another. Because the audience it distracted by the smooth action they barely notice the cut edit. 

its also very effective for showing the atmosphere in a scene because  cutting from a long shot to a close up for example would allow the audience to get a sense of the environment and how the character is feeling all in one quick motion. 

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Match Cuts

Definition

When editing, editors look for a match point, meaning a place in the first shot that is duplicated in the same way in the second shot. Many elements that need to match and are usually matched: such as screen direction, eyeline, camera angle and framing, props, sound, weather etc. Match cuts push the story forward seamlessly, maintaining the continuity and narrative flow. Match cutting makes for such smooth cuts that the audience doesn’t notice them, this method of editing leaves the audience engrossed in the film, which is the editors intention. When cuts don’t match the continuity is broken the audience may become lost or lose interest.  Examples

Lighting and colour match

Lighting and colour match sounds simple but due to having to film at different times and in different weather conditions. Lighting and colour don’t often match up this is why every production budgets for colour correction. This enables the colour and lighting to match up from cut to cut within the each scene. Colour correction takes place after all editing has been finished and approved. The audience may think that time has passed or that the location has been changed, if the colour doesn’t match. This could cause misinterpretation of important information and interruption of the seamlessly edited story.

Action Match Action cuts are among the most common yet dynamic of all cuts. Action cuts work well because the audience’s eyes follow motion, no matter how slight and miss the cut, once again making for a seamless editing.  Matching the action also helps the story progress, literally. It also maintains the scene’s pacing.