Editing

Continuity (Hollywood editing) - The shot goes from point A - B. For example an actor will swing from a washing line (cut) then the next shot will be him coming through a window.

Montage - Sergi Eisenstien (from Russia) invented this. It flicks from one image to image - seemingly having no connection. The audience are very aware of the cuts and are meant to fill in the blanks...
A montage is when a director condenses lots of important infomation into a brief sequence.  E.g. Someone trying on various outfits before a night out.

Transitions - A term fot how an editior moves from one shot to another: an inappropriate transiton can destroy the mood of a film.

Cross cutting/ Parallel editing - Editing that alternates shots of two or more lines of action occuring in different places, often simultaniously - the butterfly effect.

Dissolve - A transition between two shots during which the first image gradually disapears whilst the second image appears.

Wipe - A transition between shots in which a line passes across the screen eliminating the first shot.