A graphic match a transitional device used in editing. its main intention is to skip backwards or forwards in time while A) maintaining a continuity of action or B) creating a metaphorical link between images that bookend the cut. it can serve comedic dramatic or purely ideological purpose. a good example of a graphic match would be in 2001 space odyssey when they transition from the cave man era on a planets with a bone throw, the scene fades from the bone to a space station in outer space. we intend to use this process inside of our film to transition the main protagonist from the vintage shop with the mirror to his room. However we will keep the mirror in the bottom of the screen so the top back of the mirror is seen as well as the protagonist pacing in front of the mirror both in the shop and in his room.
Strictly speaking it is where the shape of the object is used to move your audience forward - not really the same object, but it is similar,
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