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Film Editing
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Subjects
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performing-arts
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film
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Shots of relatively long duration
insert
overlapping editing
Point-of-view shot
long takes
2. Film interrupts the action to 'cut away' to another image or action
cutaway
nondiegetic insert
structural film
reaction shot
3. The order according to which shots or scenes convey the temporal sequence of the story's events
ellipsis
wipes
chronology
shot/reverse-shot
4. Edits that intentionally create gaps in action
jump cut
fade-out
continuity editing
modernism
5. Edits that intentionally create gaps in action
graphic match
jump cut
shot/reverse-shot
match on action
6. One or more shots that describe a continuous space - time - and action
crosscutting
reestablishing shot
analytical editing
scene
7. Continuity editing that establishes spatial and temporal clarity by breaking down a scene - often using progressively tighter framings that remain consistent spatial relations
structural film
visible editing
analytical editing
rhythmic editing
8. The direction and pace of actions - gestures - and other movements are linked with corresponding or contrasting movements in one or more other shots
movement editing
intercut
chronology
nondiegetic insert
9. Any number of shots that are unified as a coherent action - regardless of space and time
sequence
axis of action
montage
structural film
10. Join two images by moving a line across one image to replace it with the next
segmentation
wipes
modernism
30-degree rule
11. Fragmentation of time and space
cutaway
fade-out
modernism
jump cut
12. Organization of editing according to different paces or tempos determined by how quickly cuts are made
visible editing
ellipsis
rhythmic editing
scene
13. Style of editing creating formal patterns of shapes - masses - colors - lines - and lighting patterns through links between shots
pace
chronology
invisible editing
graphic editing
14. Style of editing creating formal patterns of shapes - masses - colors - lines - and lighting patterns through links between shots
graphic editing
shot/reverse-shot
nondiegetic insert
disjunctive editing
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.
structural film
eyeline match
invisible editing
shot/reverse-shot
16. Direction of an action is edited to a shot depicting the continuation of that action
verisimilitude
match on action
dissolve
chronology
17. 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.
verisimilitude
axis of action
disjunctive editing
graphic editing
18. Insert that breaks continuity
nondiegetic insert
long takes
fade-out
reaction shot
19. A relatively close shot of two characters
graphic editing
montage
fade-in
two-shot
20. Appearance of truth
30-degree rule
graphic editing
verisimilitude
establishing shot
21. A relatively close shot of two characters
jump cut
nondiegetic insert
two-shot
Point-of-view shot
22. Follows a predetermined structure
invisible editing
segmentation
structural film
insert
23. Interspersed
invisible editing
intercut
structural film
wipes
24. Another name for disjunctive editing
establishing shot
visible editing
segmentation
cutaway
25. Fragmentation of time and space
modernism
nondiegetic insert
overlapping editing
insert
26. Abridgment in time of the narrative implied by editing
ellipsis
sequence shot
alienation effects
cutaway
27. Establishes verisimilitude - constructs a coherent time - tells stories clearly and efficiently
continuity editing
overlapping editing
movement editing
segmentation
28. Screen darkens
intercut
analytical editing
fade-out
segmentation
29. 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
sequence shot
graphic match
overlapping editing
modernism
30. Temporal relation of shots and scenes to the amount of time that passes in the story
jump cut
axis of action
duration
30-degree rule
31. Style emphasizing the breaks and contrasts between images joined by a cut
reestablishing shot
shot/reverse-shot
insert
montage
32. 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
wipes
graphic editing
continuity editing
eyeline match
33. Appearance of truth
verisimilitude
wipes
invisible editing
disjunctive editing
34. Temporal relation of shots and scenes to the amount of time that passes in the story
duration
axis of action
segmentation
pace
35. 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.
graphic editing
shot/reverse-shot
pace
intercut
36. 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
fade-out
30-degree rule
180-degree rule
establishing shot
37. Distance the viewer from material
alienation effects
crosscutting
ellipsis
dissolve
38. Another name for disjunctive editing
visible editing
match on action
axis of action
dissolve
39. 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.
180-degree rule
30-degree rule
chronology
rhythmic editing
40. Film interrupts the action to 'cut away' to another image or action
cutaway
movement editing
insert
long takes
41. Screen lightens
fade-in
reaction shot
reestablishing shot
alienation effects
42. Brief shot filmed separately from a scene and inserted during editing...points out details significant to the action
shot/reverse-shot
insert
pace
graphic match
43. Dividing up the narrative into large units
wipes
graphic match
segmentation
overlapping editing
44. Establishes verisimilitude - constructs a coherent time - tells stories clearly and efficiently
wipes
fade-in
continuity editing
reestablishing shot
45. Continuity editing that establishes spatial and temporal clarity by breaking down a scene - often using progressively tighter framings that remain consistent spatial relations
rhythmic editing
reestablishing shot
scene
analytical editing
46. Dividing up the narrative into large units
segmentation
eyeline match
crosscutting
fade-in
47. Alternating between two or more strands of simultaneous action
wipes
pace
invisible editing
crosscutting
48. Another name for continuity editing
pace
establishing shot
reaction shot
invisible editing
49. 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.
segmentation
eyeline match
two-shot
30-degree rule
50. Style emphasizing the breaks and contrasts between images joined by a cut
graphic editing
montage
ellipsis
alienation effects