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The most common cuts & transitions used in films.

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                                In post-production, the process of film editing and video editing, a cut is an abrupt, but usually trivial film transition from one sequence to another. It is synonymous with the term edit, though "edit" can imply any number of transitions or effects. The cut, dissolve and wipe serve as the three primary transitions. The term refers to the physical action of cutting film or videotape, but also to a similar edit performed in software; it has also become associated with the resulting visual "break". Types of Cuts : 1. J-cut and  L-cut 2. A Match cut 3. A jump cut 4. Cutaway 5. A cross-cut/Parallel editing 6. Cutting on action •An L-cut and the J-Cut : A J-cut and L-cut are film editing techniques that involve the use of overlapping audio in order to create a smooth transition between two shots. A J-cut refers to a transition where the audio from the next shot starts before the corresponding visual is shown on scre