Also called Frame Blocking, Invisible Wipe
A foreground object, such as a wall, a person or a passing vehicle, crosses the lens and hides the cut to the next shot.
Use for
Seamless scene changes, long-take illusions
This is for a motion graphics video. Join two shots in [scene] with a "Natural Wipe" (also called frame blocking or an invisible wipe): a foreground object passes right in front of the lens and the next shot is already there behind it.
Keep the changeover hidden under the object the whole way across, so the object itself seems to wipe the old shot off — unlike a plain wipe there is no drawn edge, and unlike an invisible cut the viewer is meant to see that the scene has changed.
Run the pass over [duration], with the object moving at a steady, natural speed.
Also called Page Turn, Page Curl
The outgoing shot peels or turns away like a page, uncovering the next shot behind it.
Use for
Photo albums, storybook and retro looks
This is for a motion graphics video. Join two shots in [scene] with a "Page Peel" (also called a page curl, or a page turn when the whole side lifts): the outgoing shot lifts from one corner and peels away like a sheet of paper, uncovering the next shot lying underneath.
Show the back of the page as it folds over, and keep the shot underneath still — unlike a plain wipe, the old picture reads as a physical sheet being lifted off.
Run the transition over [duration], easing in as the corner lifts and out as the page leaves the frame.
Also called Punch-In, Cut-in, Axial Cut, Zoom Jump Cut, Digital Punch-In
An instant jump to a tighter frame of the same subject along the same line, with no zoom travel between the two sizes.
Use for
Emphasizing a line or detail in interviews and dialogue
This is for a motion graphics video. In [scene], use a "Punch In" (also called a cut-in or axial cut): cut instantly to a tighter frame of the same subject along the same line.
Show no zoom travel between the two sizes and let the action carry on without skipping time — that is what separates it from a zoom and from a jump cut.
Fit it into [duration], and put the cut on the word or detail that should get the emphasis.