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






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






3. Interspersed






4. Dividing up the narrative into large units






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






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






7. Superimposes one shot over the next






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






9. 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






10. 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






11. Shots of relatively long duration






12. Shown through a character's eyes






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






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






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






16. Another name for disjunctive editing






17. Another name for continuity editing






18. 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.






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






20. A relatively close shot of two characters






21. Screen darkens






22. Screen darkens






23. Alternating between two or more strands of simultaneous action






24. Dividing up the narrative into large units






25. Appearance of truth






26. 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.






27. Another name for disjunctive editing






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






29. Fragmentation of time and space






30. Fragmentation of time and space






31. Insert that breaks continuity






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






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






34. Alternating between two or more strands of simultaneous action






35. Appearance of truth






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






37. 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.






38. Edits that intentionally create gaps in action






39. Periodic return to an initial establishing view






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






41. Shots of relatively long duration






42. Superimposes one shot over the next






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






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






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






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






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






48. Multiple shots of the same action; disrupts continuity






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






50. 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.