Editing is an important process of film making. Continuity editing is a style of editing which links edits together in a way that makes it clear to the audience that the edits are part of the same scene, and gives the impression of a flowing story. There are several techniques that contribute to good continuity editing:
Match on action
Match on action is when an action carried out in one shot is seen being carried out in exactly the same way in the next shot. An example of this is one person being filmed entering a door, opening it with their right hand, then the shot cuts to the door being opened from another angle, with them using the same hand and having the same posture, etc.
Sound bridges
This is when sound from one shot carries on to another. For example, conversation in one shot being carried on in the next edit.
The following video shows examples of match on action and sound bridges:
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