Editing Techniques

Continuity editing: 

It is used to smooth out the editing process to establish a coherence between shots.

Accelerating Time:

Speeding up time period to show changes in people, cities etc. 

Expanding Time: 

Making the duration of the video sequence longer than real-time.

Cause, Effect and Motivation:

Additional effects

Insert Shot:

Filmed in different angles

Cutaway:

Changing from one scene to another

Relational Editing:

Editing shots to show comparisons

Thematic Editing:

Fusing pictures and footage together

Cross Cutting: 

Making two clips merge together

Parallel Editing:

Cutting occurs between two or more scenes set in different locations