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This can be an ironic statement being made and then matched with (Robert Altman’s Short Cuts is full of match cuts of this nature), images that line up with one another, or focal points in movement that can line up. A match cut is a transitional type of cut that mirrors unrelated subjects before and after the cut, in some sort of comparative way. Of course, you won’t find a film that uses too many of these kinds of shots, but using them as a cinematic garnish or the spice for the extra kick always helps. We never lose sight of where we are and what’s going on, and the focal characters don’t have to do all of the heavy work with establishing the scene.Ĭutting can also lead to creative juxtapositions (something I will cover once I get into the history of editing). Secondly, it fills up the empty space during the silence of the two characters (towards the end of the clip). Firstly, the singer is discussed, so we match the point-of-view of the characters, thus filling up the spacial awareness of this scene. As the couple sit together and talk amongst themselves, the film cuts to the singer at the wedding a number of times. Cutaways can also be more noticeable, like a character fading into a day dream or a memory.įor the more conventional use of a cutaway, here’s this scene near the start of The Godfather.
In their most common form, they are used to show something the main characters may be noticing off to the side or in the distance. Cutaways are when we literally cut away from the main action to see what is happening around us. Once innovative films showcased the importance of finer details being a part of the whole picture ( Citizen Kane and its opening of cutaways comes to mind), the idea of the cutaway became an integral part of editing. Before, films relied on what was deemed entirely necessary, and what we saw and heard was limited to the bare essentials. This particular clip features commentary by Dave Lewis, who also classifies this cut as a “hard cut” at the right moment.Ĭutaways are very common, especially the older that cinema gets. We also see a comparison between the person - who died during a hobby - and the public figure, who was both adored and abhorred. Lawrence’s motorcycle accident, the film hard cuts to the funeral, as an emphatic statement that the focal point of this film is very much dead, and that we are going to view his story all in hindsight.
Regardless, it can still be considered a spoiler. Note: This sequence is at the very beginning of Lawrence of Arabia, so it’s not a spoiler for how the film ends. I’m using the start of Lawrence of Arabia, because it’s a fascinating hard cut that sets the tone for the remainder of the film. There are countless examples of this, since nearly every film for the last one hundred years contains these types of cuts for most scenes. To mark the end of the scene, you have a hard cut that marks the resolution of what has just happened before. It’s the most obvious assembly of scenes. This means the cut from one scene to the other. Your most standard type of cut is the hard cut.
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