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Ellipsis editing From the film glossary: the shortening of the plot duration of a film achieved by deliberately omitting intervals or sections of the narrative story or action; an  ellipsis is marked by an  editing  transition (a fade,dissolve, wipe, jump cut, or change of scene) to omit a period or gap of time from the film's narrative.

Cross -cutting is an editing technique most often used in  films  to establish action occurring at the same time in two different locations. In a  cross - cut , the camera will  cut  away from one action to another action, which can suggest the simultaneity of these two actions but this is not always the case. Here is an example of cross-cutting.

Jump cuts in tv and films are when there is an abrupt transition from one scene to another. Here is an example of jump cuts.

Minor camera movements can help with the narrative of a film and help it move along it also can help to create meaning with a scene. This techniques can also help with the immersion of a film.

Parallel editing(cross cutting) The technique of alternating two or more scenes that often happen simultaneously but in different locations. If the scenes are simultaneous, they occasionally culminate in a single place, where the relevant parties confront each other. This is an example of parallel editing being used in Silence of the lambs