Does that make sense, or have I already lost you? Let’s discuss. Now we understand the hows and whys of cutting away we can talk about doing this and then cutting back to what you just cut from. Again, each cut is a way to take you from one shot to another, so the action guides the whole thing. This results in a much smoother transition and a more tense action scene. One of the best examples of motivated cutting is The Matrix. Watch the following clip closely and specifically look for instances of cutting on action. Think of the action in your scene as direction for the edit later on in post-production. Your film will develop a better ‘flow’ if you cut on action instead of waiting for pauses. Each time you cut to a new shot, you need to ask yourself: why? In the words of Videomaker:ĭon’t be tempted to wait for a pause and then cut, unless you have a good reason. The basic idea of cutting for action is that the editor cuts from one shot to another and matches the action of the shots. Of course, this type of cut can be used on less-explosive action. The technique of cutting on action is a huge component of action films. Notice how I said “scene” and not “shot.” These are designed to take two different sets and locations and bring them together. These cuts exist to guide your audience from one scene to another. As was with the video above, this allows your audience to better understand the environment the character exists in. Just like with L Cuts, you can give your audience additional visual information to go along with the dialogue that is being fed to the audience.
So, the audience is looking at clip A but still hearing audio from clip B. This type of cut is often used in all forms of filmmaking and videography, but you can often see it in content featuring an interview. Here we hear the audio before we see the video. See what they did there? I feel like we all learned something.Ī J Cut is essentially the opposite of the L Cut.
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