I have been researching more into different types of cuts. My reasoning for doing this is to know more about the different types of cuts that I could use in my edit. Even though my visual edit is basically done at this point in time, I felt it would be beneficial to look more into what I can do with cutting from shot to shot, to see if there were any different or better ways to piece my edit together.
I came across this video 'Cuts & Transitions 101' by RocketJump Film School giving a basic introduction into what different names of cuts and transitions are that have been used in films. Some of what I have learned from this are things I already knew, such as cutting on action, the invisible cut and jump cuts. But I have learned some new cuts such as match cuts, L-Cuts, J-Cuts and smash cuts. I have actually used J-Cuts in my edit already but did not know what it was called. At the beginning of the video the narrator says 'A lot of these cuts are so common you don't even think about it', which was the rough idea I had when making my first rough cut, putting together what I thought would be suitable without knowing what the names for the cuts are.
The transition part of the video was not really important for my research as there is no use of them in 'Roadman' at all. But this video has made me think more about the use of cutaways in my edit, some of the shots in the edit seem really long and may not keep the audiences attention, so I am planning to look over the footage and see if there is anything I can put in to one of the long duration shots to break it up a bit. The information I have learnt is invaluable for the rest of my edit and also for the future as well, by knowing what the cuts are called and what their purposes are and what feeling it gives off to the audience.
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