IN FILM EDITING,

CROSSCUTTING
DESCRIBES THE
VIDEO EDITING
TECHNIQUE OF
SWITCHING BACK
AND FORTH
BETWEEN SCENES,
OFTEN GIVING THE
IMPRESSION THAT
THE ACTION
OCCURRING IN
DIFFERENT
LOCATIONS IS
UNFOLDING AT THE
SAME MOMENT.
ALSO KNOWN AS
PARALLEL EDITING,
THIS TECHNIQUE
DATES BACK TO
DIRECTOR EDWIN S.
 A MONTAGE IS A
SERIES OF SEPARATE
IMAGES, MOVING OR
STILL, THAT ARE
EDITED TOGETHER TO
CREATE A
CONTINUOUS
SEQUENCE.
MONTAGES ENABLE
FILMMAKERS TO
COMMUNICATE A
LARGE AMOUNT OF
INFORMATION TO AN
AUDIENCE OVER A
SHORTER SPAN OF
TIME BY JUXTAPOSING
DIFFERENT SHOTS,
COMPRESSING TIME
THROUGH EDITING, OR
INTERTWINING
MULTIPLE STORYLINES
OF A NARRATIVE.
 A MATCH CUT IS AN
EDIT IN
CINEMATOGRAPHY
THAT USES ELEMENTS
OF ONE SCENE IN THE
TRANSITION TO THE
NEXT SCENE. THE
PURPOSE IS TO
CREATE A VISUAL
MATCH FOR DIFFERENT
SCENES THAT ARE NOT
INHERENTLY LINKED,
LIKE SCENES SET IN
DIFFERENT
LOCATIONS, BY HAVING
A SECOND SHOT THAT
— IN SOME WAY —
MIRRORS THE FIRST.
CONTINUITY EDITING
USES A VARIETY OF
CLASSIC FILM
EDITING TECHNIQUES
TO BLEND MULTIPLE
CAMERA SHOTS —
SOME TAKEN AT
DIFFERENT TIMES OR
EVEN DIFFERENT
LOCATIONS — INTO A
SEAMLESS,
CONSISTENT
NARRATIVE.