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Film Editing

Subjects : performing-arts, film
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1. Continuity editing that establishes spatial and temporal clarity by breaking down a scene - often using progressively tighter framings that remain consistent spatial relations






2. Shots of relatively long duration






3. Insert that breaks continuity






4. 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.






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






6. Abridgment in time of the narrative implied by editing






7. Multiple shots of the same action; disrupts continuity






8. Screen lightens






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






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






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






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






13. Another name for continuity editing






14. Edits that intentionally create gaps in action






15. Fragmentation of time and space






16. Interspersed






17. A relatively close shot of two characters






18. Fragmentation of time and space






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






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. Periodic return to an initial establishing view






22. Follows a predetermined structure






23. Appearance of truth






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






25. 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.






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






27. Edits that intentionally create gaps in action






28. Multiple shots of the same action; disrupts continuity






29. Screen darkens






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






31. Tempo at which the film seems to move






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






33. 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






34. Tempo at which the film seems to move






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






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






37. Entire scene in one take






38. Interspersed






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






40. Shots of relatively long duration






41. Another name for disjunctive editing






42. 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.






43. 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.






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






45. Periodic return to an initial establishing view






46. Superimposes one shot over the next






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






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






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






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.