Seamless

Seamless editing used to be alluded as invisible editing. It is because the cuts between the shots were coordinated to the action, and it was often applied by DW Griffith; an American film director, writer and producer. The effect it has is so powerful that when watching a scene, it won’t be evident that it’s been edited. It is very neat, smooth and flowing. Continuity editing is a technique that spotlights on making a clear continuity for the final piece that has been created. It creates that perfectly smooth stream between every one of the clips so the narrative of the story will be clear of breaks. The focus of this kind of editing is to be seamless and to ensure that the audience remains concentrated on the story rather than the techniques utilized.

To be seamless continuity regarding all components of mise-en-scène and all components of action in the frame ought to be safeguarded faultlessly starting with one clip or take then onto the next across the cut.

Any mise-en-scène component, for example, the position of figure or object alteration incorrectly across a cut breaks the continuity and prompts to editing which is not seamless.

Another example is when breaking the 180 degree axis rule- or any of the related rules- will likewise result in continuity issues and challenge the objective of invisible editing.