Continuity Editing

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Continuity editing is the leading style of editing used by filmmakers where a narrative is constructed out of a number of segments to form a coherent story. It follows a series of rules. Continuity editing establishes the structure and content of the production, along with the production's overall mood, intensity, and tempo. The scenes usually includes a sequence of shots, ranging from different distances, to suggest a progression of events. Given the same shots, an editor can suggest many different scenarios. Continuity editing primarily suggests guiding an audience through a sequence of events and in the process, showing them what they want to see when they want to see it. In the end, you've told a story or logically traced a series of events

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