The black cloak thing is not a smash cut. A smash cut is when you move from one image to another very fast (one image smashes into the other). A good example would be a fight scene, where you might see one man punch another then smash cut to a shot of the guy who was hit lying out cold on the floor.
A match cut is where you see one thing happen at the end of one scene (e.g. a door closes) and open the next scene with a "matching" image (a door opening). It need not be the same door or the same person going in and out. So this is a match cut of sorts.
Or it's a wipe, which is when something passes close enough to the camera to obscure everything else, creating a black frame from which you can move into another shot or scene.
As for the second example, the closest you could come is to write the shots in a way that suggests what you want. Let's call the five people A through E
Five people stand outside the house.
A motions for B, C, D and E to move to the corners of the house.
LATER
B's hand places a crystal at his corner of the house.
C's hand repeats the action at her corner.
Blah blah blah
I didn't say close-up, but by saying B's hand not B, I suggested it should be close-up.
In both examples though, you're crossing the line from writer to director. The writer's job is to say what happens, the director's is to say how he'll tell the story, choosing close-ups or long shots or jib shots, tracking shots, pans, etc.
Unless you plan to wear both hats, don't direct in your script or you'll annoy people, especially the person who might direct it.
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Good luck to you all.
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