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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. Shots of relatively long duration






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






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






5. Abridgment in time of the narrative implied by editing






6. 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.






7. Appearance of truth






8. Insert that breaks continuity






9. Multiple shots of the same action; disrupts continuity






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






11. 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






12. Interspersed






13. Entire scene in one take






14. Periodic return to an initial establishing view






15. 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.






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






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






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






19. Shown through a character's eyes






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






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






22. Edits that intentionally create gaps in action






23. Another name for disjunctive editing






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






25. Screen lightens






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






28. Screen darkens






29. Distance the viewer from material






30. Alternating between two or more strands of simultaneous action






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






32. Insert that breaks continuity






33. Fragmentation of time and space






34. Dividing up the narrative into large units






35. 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






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






37. Tempo at which the film seems to move






38. Dividing up the narrative into large units






39. Another name for disjunctive editing






40. Superimposes one shot over the next






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






42. A relatively close shot of two characters






43. A relatively close shot of two characters






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






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






46. Tempo at which the film seems to move






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






48. 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






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. 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.