editing techniques

Cut. Sudden change of shot from one viewpoint or location to another. On television cuts occur on average about every 7 or 8 seconds. Cutting may:
• change the scene;
• compress time;
• vary the point of view; or
• build up an image or idea.
There is always a reason for a cut, and you should ask yourself what the reason is. Less abrupt transitions are achieved with the fade, dissolve, and wipe Matched cut. In a 'matched cut' a familiar relationship between the shots may make the change seem smooth: