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Film Editing

Subjects : performing-arts, film
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Depicts a character's response to something the viewers have just been shown






2. Another name for continuity editing






3. Fragmentation of time and space






4. Dividing up the narrative into large units






5. Follows a predetermined structure






6. Style emphasizing the breaks and contrasts between images joined by a cut






7. 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






8. Another name for continuity editing






9. Superimposes one shot over the next






10. Tempo at which the film seems to move






11. Dividing up the narrative into large units






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






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






14. Alternating between two or more strands of simultaneous action






15. 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.






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






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






18. Insert that breaks continuity






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






20. 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.






21. A relatively close shot of two characters






22. Edits that intentionally create gaps in action






23. A relatively close shot of two characters






24. Screen darkens






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






26. Insert that breaks continuity






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






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






29. Tempo at which the film seems to move






30. Brief shot filmed separately from a scene and inserted during editing...points out details significant to the action






31. Multiple shots of the same action; disrupts continuity






32. Join two images by moving a line across one image to replace it with the next






33. Abridgment in time of the narrative implied by editing






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






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






36. Shown through a character's eyes






37. Fragmentation of time and space






38. Distance the viewer from material






39. Screen lightens






40. Join two images by moving a line across one image to replace it with the next






41. Appearance of truth






42. Interspersed






43. 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






44. Abridgment in time of the narrative implied by editing






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






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






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






48. Screen lightens






49. Shown through a character's eyes






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