Abstract
A motion picture is comprised of multiple shots, and filmmakers have developed
techniques for projecting smooth and continuous transitions of shots. One of these
techniques is known as a matching-action cut in which a cut occurs in the middle of
an event and successive shots are spliced. The present study consists of an experi-
mental survey that assesses editing methods for making a seamless match-action cut.
Participants viewed short movie clips of various events, with varying camera angles,
with different timing of cuts, and with time-sequence manipulation of shot transition
(straight-match, ellipsis, overlapping). Movie clips were presented in pairs and partici-
pants determined which of each pair set of clips appeared continuous. Based on those
decisions, psychological scaling was conducted taking effect of time-sequence manipula-
tion into consideration. However, from the analysis, a general preference for a specific
manipulation was not confirmed.
