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100 Words Every Film Editor Should Know

July 6, 2026

100 Words Every Film Editor Should Know

No. Item Definition
1. 180-degree rule maintain consistent spatial side
2. ADR re-recorded dialogue after filming
3. aspect ratio image width-to-height proportion
4. assembly first full arrangement of footage
5. B-roll supplementary illustrative footage
6. bin folder for organizing media
7. clip piece of recorded media
8. close-up tight shot of subject
9. codec method for encoding media
10. composite combine visual elements together
11. continuity consistent details across shots
12. coverage variety of shots for a scene
13. crop remove outer image area
14. crosscut alternate between separate actions
15. cut join or remove footage abruptly
16. cutaway shot away from main action
17. dailies footage viewed after shooting
18. dissolve gradual transition between shots
19. ducking lower audio under another sound
20. edit assemble and refine moving images
21. ellipsis omission of intervening time
22. end credits closing list of contributors
23. establishing shot shot introducing location
24. export output finished media file
25. extract remove section and close gap
26. eyeline match cut matching a character’s gaze
27. fade image or sound gradually appears
28. fine cut more polished edited version
29. flashback scene set in earlier time
30. foley performed sound effects recording
31. frame single image in film
32. framerate frames shown per second
33. freeze-frame single frame held on screen
34. gain audio level adjustment
35. handle extra frames before or after action
36. hard cut direct transition without effect
37. in point chosen clip start
38. insert add clip and push later media
39. intercut alternate scenes or actions
40. invisible cut concealed seamless edit
41. J-cut audio starts before picture cut
42. jump cut abrupt cut showing time skip
43. keyframe set point for parameter change
44. L-cut audio continues after picture cut
45. lift remove section leaving gap
46. lower third text graphic in lower screen
47. LUT preset color transformation
48. marker note point on timeline
49. mask hide or reveal image area
50. master shot full scene coverage shot
51. match cut cut linking similar visual elements
52. medium shot waist-up framing
53. mix balance and combine audio elements
54. montage sequence compressing time or ideas
55. multicam editing with multiple camera angles
56. mute silence a track
57. normalize adjust audio to target level
58. offline editing stage before final finish
59. online high-resolution finishing stage
60. opening credits introductory contributor titles
61. out point chosen clip end
62. overwrite replace timeline material with clip
63. pacing speed and rhythm of scenes
64. paper edit edit plan made from notes
65. pickup additional shot filmed later
66. picture lock finalized visual edit
67. playhead current position indicator
68. proxy lower-resolution editing copy
69. reaction shot shot showing response
70. reel unit of film or project section
71. reframe adjust composition after shooting
72. render process effects into playable media
73. resolution image detail dimensions
74. reverse play footage backward
75. ripple edit shifting later material
76. roll adjust cut without duration change
77. room tone ambient sound of a location
78. rough cut early assembled version
79. scene dramatic unit in one setting
80. sequence series of related scenes
81. shot continuous camera recording
82. slate clapperboard information at start
83. slide move clip between neighbors
84. slip change clip content within duration
85. speed ramp gradual change in playback speed
86. splice join pieces of film or video
87. split edit audio and video cut separately
88. sync align picture and sound
89. take single recorded performance attempt
90. time-lapse time compressed by intervals
91. timecode numerical timing reference
92. timeline editing workspace for arranging clips
93. title card full-screen text graphic
94. transition change from one shot to another
95. trim shorten a clip precisely
96. two-shot shot including two subjects
97. voice-over narration heard offscreen
98. wide shot broad view of scene
99. wild track sound recorded without picture
100. wipe transition replacing one image with another
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