Insert (filmmaking)

In film, an insert is a shot of part of a scene as filmed from a different angle and/or focal length from the master shot. Inserts cover action already covered in the master shot, but emphasize a different aspect of that action due to the different framing. An insert differs from a cutaway as cutaways cover action not covered in the master shot.[1][2][3]

There are more exact terms to use when the new, inserted shot is another view of actors: close-up, head shot, knee shot, two shot. So the term "insert" is often confined to views of objects—and body parts, other than the head. Often inserts of this sort are done separately from the main action, by a second-unit director using stand-ins.

Inserts and cutaways can both be vexatious for directors, as care must be taken to preserve continuity by keeping the objects in the same relative position as in the main take, and having the lighting be the same.

## In popular culture[edit | edit source]

The 1975 movie Inserts directed by John Byrum about a pornographic film production, which starred Richard Dreyfuss and was originally released with an X rating, took its name from the double meaning that "insert" both refers to this film technique[4] (often used in pornographic filmmaking) and to sexual intercourse.

## See also[edit | edit source]

Development of the music video

* Illustrated song
* Soundie
* Scopitone
* Cinebox
* Musical short
* Musical film
* Insert

* Literal
* Audio-to-video sync
* Lip dub

* Video Concert Hall
* MTV

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* Continuity editing
* Cutaway (filmmaking)

## References[edit | edit source]

1. ^ "Insert Shot – Filmsite". Filmsite.org. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
2. ^ "Insert Shot-Movie Outline". Movie Outline. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
3. ^ "Insert Shot". Sohawk.com. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
4. ^ "Inserts film". Answers.com. Retrieved 30 March 2010.

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Film editing

Concept|

* Choreography
* Synchronization
* Interaction
* Attentional control
* Master shot
* Parallel cut

Technique|

* Clues
* Cutaway
* Eyeline match
* Points of view
* Multiple exposure
* Optical illusion
* Split screen
* Transition

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* Dialogue
* Match cut
* Long shot
* Insert

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Timelapsing|

* Cut
* Jump cut
* Axial cut
* Wipe
* Dissolve
* Slow motion
* Prelap

Other|

* Fast cutting
* Invisible cut
* Montage
* Supercut

Storytelling|

* Cut on action
* Contrast cut
* Shot reverse shot
* Flashback / Flashforward

Action|

* Smash cut
* Cross cut
* Slow cutting
* Walk and talk

Rule|

* 180-degree rule
* 30-degree rule

Term|

* Reaction shot
* Kuleshov effect
* Establishing shot
* Long take
* Internal rhythm
* External rhythm
* Footage
* B-roll
* Stock footage

Editing|

* Continuity editing
* Soviet montage theory
* Post-classical editing
* In-camera editing
* Video editing
* Linear video editing
* Non-linear editing (NLE)
* Video editing software
* Offline editing
* Online editing
* Vision mixing

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Cinematic techniques

Lighting|

* Background
* Cameo
* Fill
* Flood
* High-key
* Key
* Lens flare
* Low-key
* Mood
* Rembrandt
* Stage
* Soft

Sound|

* Diegetic
* Non-diegetic
* Narration
* Film score
* Sound effects

Shooting|

| Field size|

* Wide / Long / Full
* American
* Medium
* Close-up
* Italian
* Two shot

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Camera placement|

* Perspective
* Over-the-shoulder
* Point-of-view (POV)
* Reverse
* Trunk
* Single / multiple-camera setup

Camera angle|

* Tilt
* Aerial
* High-angle
* Bird's-eye
* Crane shot
* Jib / boom shot
* Low-angle
* Worm's-eye view
* Dutch angle

Camera movement|

* Unchained camera technique
* Tilting
* Panning
* Whip pan
* Hand-held
* Shaky
* Tracking
* Dolly
* Steadicam
* SnorriCam
* Walk and talk
* Follow
* Dolly zoom

Lens effects|

* Focus
* Racking
* Depth of field
* Shallow
* Deep
* Zooming

Other techniques|

* Establishing shot
* Master shot
* B-roll
* Freeze-frame shot
* Long take
* One-shot
* Insert

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Special effects

Practical|

* Aerial rigging (wire-flying)
* Air bladder effect
* Animatronics
* Bullet hit squib
* Costumed character
* Creature suit
* Dead-character costume
* Kitbashing
* Miniature effect (hanging)
* Prosthetic makeup
* Puppetry
* Pyrotechnics
* Matte painting
* Sugar glass
* Theatrical blood

In-camera|

* Bipacks
* Bullet time
* Dolly zoom
* Forced perspective
* Front projection
* Infrared photography
* Lens flares
* Lighting effects
* Multiple exposure
* Filtration
* Rear projection
* Reverse motion
* Schüfftan process
* Shutter effects
* Slit-scan
* Tilted plane focus
* Time-lapse
* Fast motion
* Slow motion
* Speed ramping

Visual|

* Chroma key
* Compositing (digital)
* Computer-generated imagery
* Go motion
* Introvision
* Match moving
* Optical printing
* Smallgantics
* Split screen
* Stop motion

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