Film Editing Techniques

adverb modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb to indicate manner, time, place, or degree

• The robot moved jerkily as it tried to navigate through the narrow hallway.
• She danced jerkily to the music, trying to follow the beat.
• He drove jerkily down the road, swerving in and out of lanes.
• The conversation proceeded jerkily, with awkward pauses and stilted responses.

noun a technique in film editing in which a series of short shots are edited into a sequence to condense space, time, and information

• The film director spent hours perfecting the montage sequence to convey the passage of time.
• I love how they did a montage of all the funny moments in the movie.
• That montage was fire, it really captured the vibe of the party.
• Life is like a montage of memories, each moment blending into the next.

noun a particular order in which related events, movements, or things follow each other

verb to arrange in a particular order or sequence

• The scientist analyzed the DNA sequence to identify the genetic mutations.
• I watched the movie sequence out of order and got confused.
• I need to get my workout sequence down before the competition.
• Life is like a sequence of events, each one leading to the next.

verb to join or connect together by interweaving the strands or parts

adjective joined or connected by splicing

• The scientist spliced together different DNA sequences to create a genetically modified organism.
• I watched a tutorial on how to splice videos together for my YouTube channel.
• I'm going to splice in some extra footage to make the vlog more interesting.
• She spliced together memories of her childhood to create a vivid picture of the past.

noun a diagonal cut across the grain of a piece of wood

verb to cut something with a diagonal motion

• The carpenter used a crosscut saw to make precise cuts in the wood.
• I saw the lumberjack crosscutting through the tree with ease.
• Let's crosscut this project and get it done quickly.
• She had to crosscut through the red tape to get her project approved.