Video Editing Glossary

Continuity Editing

The standard style that keeps space and time coherent so cuts feel seamless.

Continuity editing is the dominant style of narrative film and television. Through conventions like the 180-degree rule, matching eyelines, and cutting on action, it preserves a consistent sense of space and time so the audience never notices the cuts. It is the 'invisible' style — the opposite of montage-driven, jarring juxtaposition.

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Faran is the production lead at Studio432 — the studio arm of Club432, the Karachi collective behind 100+ filmed live sessions and concert films. He plans and consults on shoots worldwide, and owns the gear, settings and craft standards behind everything published here.

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