By: Olivia Pagone

1. The Hard Cut

This type of cut is one of the more basic types and goes from one cut to the next. The hard cut is shown all throughout this music video. The hard cuts in this emphasize the action happening and the intensity of the video. The timing of the cuts match up with the song and show different parts for each girl singing. Some of them are at a faster pace towards the end to continue with the action.

2. The Jump Cut

In this clip, the jump cut is used to show the expression on Elliot’s face. E.T. is in the basket of his bicycle and they are being chased by the police. The cuts go closer and closer to Elliot’s face and then he shuts his eyes. The point of using the jump cut with his face is to show the shock that he is feeling.

3. Montage

A montage is when a series of clips shows a certain time and ends up going further into time. I picked this because it is them simply sitting together and goes into different clips of them from one of his memories. The point of this montage is to show how deeply in love they really are. In the beginning of the clip she says to him “I love you” and so it is used to create emotion.

4. Cutting On Action

Cutting on action is often shown throughout action movies and is used a lot. In this clip, the cutting on action takes place as she is backing up and going to fall off the balcony. The clips show her falling down and into a giant hay stack. These shots are shown through cutting on action to show the fall going smoothly.

5. Match Cut

A match cut is used to bring two different environments together into a scene. The transition between the two should be smooth so that it doesn’t look choppy. I chose this scene because I like how the transition from the funeral to his house is so slick and smooth. It brings the two environments together without the screen going black .

6. Cutaway

Cutaway scenes usually are made to take all of the focus off of the main subject to transition what else is happening. In this scene, Lindsey Lohan’s character is the main focus and then the camera goes to each of the friends that she calls. This is so that we can see what else is happening besides her.

7. Cross-Cut

Cross cutting is when multiple scenes are being shown that are all happening at the same time. In this clip, it shows the different scenes happening throughout the entire video. They go back and forth to continue the action happening.

8. L Cut

For an L cut, you can hear the audio from one character that is not present and usually showing another character as that is happening. This is happening in this scene when Hazel is reading the love letter. It makes the scene even more sad and dramatic.

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