I've not heard the blink thing, but if you cut on motion it helps. For example a guy in a long shot gets up and climbs over the trench line to be mowed down by Germans. You cut when he starts to stand. The eye is drawn to the movement so when we see that guy in closeup continuing the move there is no disorientation. It flows very smooth.

RJSchwarz

One trick I learned in my editing class last year is that if you cut to a reaction shot of someone, you should cut to them 4-5 frames before their facial expression changes, in order for it to read as a direct reaction to whatever just happened.

My usual strategy is to hold on a shot for as long as it can stand on its own (another thing Murch says is that the decision not to cut is just as important as the decision to cut).

Eisenstein also has a lot to say on the subject of editing--take a look at Film Form and The Film Sense.

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I think this is a very personal thing that everyone will do differetly. Just go with your gut instinct.

Rob - UK