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Film Editing

Subjects : performing-arts, film
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Establishes verisimilitude - constructs a coherent time - tells stories clearly and efficiently






2. Shown through a character's eyes






3. Superimposes one shot over the next






4. Restricts possible camera setups to the 180-degree area on one side of an imaginary line drawn between the characters or figures of a scene






5. Periodic return to an initial establishing view






6. Tempo at which the film seems to move






7. Abridgment in time of the narrative implied by editing






8. Continuity editing that establishes spatial and temporal clarity by breaking down a scene - often using progressively tighter framings that remain consistent spatial relations






9. Interspersed






10. Edits that intentionally create gaps in action






11. Superimposes one shot over the next






12. Initial long shot that establishes setting and orients the viewer in space to a clear view of the action






13. Distance the viewer from material






14. Fragmentation of time and space






15. Alternating between two or more strands of simultaneous action






16. The order according to which shots or scenes convey the temporal sequence of the story's events






17. Any number of shots that are unified as a coherent action - regardless of space and time






18. Style of editing creating formal patterns of shapes - masses - colors - lines - and lighting patterns through links between shots






19. Multiple shots of the same action; disrupts continuity






20. Shown through a character's eyes






21. Film interrupts the action to 'cut away' to another image or action






22. Temporal relation of shots and scenes to the amount of time that passes in the story






23. The direction and pace of actions - gestures - and other movements are linked with corresponding or contrasting movements in one or more other shots






24. Begins with the shot of one character taken from an angle at one of the axis of action - continues with a shot of the second character from the reverse angle at the other end of the axis - and proceeds back and forth.






25. Screen darkens






26. Shots of relatively long duration






27. A relatively close shot of two characters






28. Shots of relatively long duration






29. Direction of an action is edited to a shot depicting the continuation of that action






30. Another name for continuity editing






31. One shot must be followed by another shot taken from at least 30 degrees from that of the first. A transition between two shots less than 30 degrees apart is perceived as unnecessary.






32. Another name for disjunctive editing






33. Screen lightens






34. Establishes verisimilitude - constructs a coherent time - tells stories clearly and efficiently






35. Tempo at which the film seems to move






36. A relatively close shot of two characters






37. Depicts a character's response to something the viewers have just been shown






38. One or more shots that describe a continuous space - time - and action






39. If a character looks offscreen - the next shot will likely show the character or object that the character is looking at in a screen position that matches the gaze






40. Dividing up the narrative into large units






41. A variety of alternative practices that call attention to the cut through spatial tension - temporal jumps - or rhythmic or graphic pattern so as to affect viscerally - disorient - or intellectually engage the viewer.






42. Abridgment in time of the narrative implied by editing






43. Follows a predetermined structure






44. One or more shots that describe a continuous space - time - and action






45. And edit through which a dominant shape or line in one shot provides a visual transition to a similar shape or line in the next shot






46. Dividing up the narrative into large units






47. If a character looks offscreen - the next shot will likely show the character or object that the character is looking at in a screen position that matches the gaze






48. Organization of editing according to different paces or tempos determined by how quickly cuts are made






49. Begins with the shot of one character taken from an angle at one of the axis of action - continues with a shot of the second character from the reverse angle at the other end of the axis - and proceeds back and forth.






50. Restricts possible camera setups to the 180-degree area on one side of an imaginary line drawn between the characters or figures of a scene