Generally, when we first assemble a sequence, all the transitions between shots are straight. In other words, both the picture and audio cut at the same time from shot to shot. However, a good deal of the time we do not want straight cuts. Instead, very often we want the video to cut to the next shot before cutting to the audio that belongs with it. An example of this is in the top screenshot (see below) where the video cuts to RICK before we hear the audio from RICK's shot. And of course, the opposite is also true; sometimes we want the audio from a shot to be heard before we cut to the video that belongs with it. An example of this is in the bottom screenshot below:
There are several different methods you can use to create Split Edits which are discussed in this chapter. I encourage you to familiarize yourself with all three methods as you may prefer one over another, and you may find that one method works better in a particular...