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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. 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






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






3. Dividing up the narrative into large units






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






5. Edits that intentionally create gaps in action






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






7. Another name for disjunctive editing






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






9. Shots of relatively long duration






10. Appearance of truth






11. 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.






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






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






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






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






16. Another name for continuity editing






17. A relatively close shot of two characters






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






19. 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






20. Another name for disjunctive editing






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






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






23. Shots of relatively long duration






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






25. Periodic return to an initial establishing view






26. Follows a predetermined structure






27. Screen darkens






28. Interspersed






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






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






31. Edits that intentionally create gaps in action






32. 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






33. Follows a predetermined structure






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






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






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






37. Appearance of truth






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






39. Insert that breaks continuity






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






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






42. 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.






43. Multiple shots of the same action; disrupts continuity






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






45. Imaginary line bisecting a scene corresponding to the 180-degree rule






46. Insert that breaks continuity






47. Abridgment in time of the narrative implied by editing






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






49. Dividing up the narrative into large units






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