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Film Editing
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performing-arts
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film
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Another name for continuity editing
invisible editing
intercut
Point-of-view shot
wipes
2. The order according to which shots or scenes convey the temporal sequence of the story's events
shot/reverse-shot
chronology
insert
alienation effects
3. Insert that breaks continuity
analytical editing
fade-out
nondiegetic insert
jump cut
4. Edits that intentionally create gaps in action
jump cut
segmentation
fade-in
structural film
5. Multiple shots of the same action; disrupts continuity
analytical editing
reestablishing shot
chronology
overlapping editing
6. Periodic return to an initial establishing view
visible editing
graphic editing
fade-out
reestablishing shot
7. Depicts a character's response to something the viewers have just been shown
axis of action
cutaway
nondiegetic insert
reaction shot
8. Temporal relation of shots and scenes to the amount of time that passes in the story
structural film
chronology
duration
nondiegetic insert
9. Imaginary line bisecting a scene corresponding to the 180-degree rule
wipes
reaction shot
axis of action
long takes
10. Shown through a character's eyes
cutaway
reestablishing shot
shot/reverse-shot
Point-of-view shot
11. Shown through a character's eyes
rhythmic editing
invisible editing
30-degree rule
Point-of-view shot
12. Initial long shot that establishes setting and orients the viewer in space to a clear view of the action
establishing shot
scene
analytical editing
visible editing
13. Initial long shot that establishes setting and orients the viewer in space to a clear view of the action
match on action
establishing shot
verisimilitude
graphic editing
14. Direction of an action is edited to a shot depicting the continuation of that action
match on action
structural film
graphic match
long takes
15. 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
axis of action
invisible editing
intercut
eyeline match
16. 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
chronology
ellipsis
analytical editing
17. Style of editing creating formal patterns of shapes - masses - colors - lines - and lighting patterns through links between shots
graphic editing
analytical editing
dissolve
jump cut
18. Screen darkens
nondiegetic insert
movement editing
disjunctive editing
fade-out
19. Superimposes one shot over the next
sequence
two-shot
dissolve
graphic match
20. Direction of an action is edited to a shot depicting the continuation of that action
segmentation
shot/reverse-shot
dissolve
match on action
21. Distance the viewer from material
reaction shot
montage
eyeline match
alienation effects
22. Follows a predetermined structure
match on action
shot/reverse-shot
structural film
intercut
23. Any number of shots that are unified as a coherent action - regardless of space and time
establishing shot
fade-in
sequence
sequence shot
24. Imaginary line bisecting a scene corresponding to the 180-degree rule
chronology
analytical editing
axis of action
verisimilitude
25. Join two images by moving a line across one image to replace it with the next
crosscutting
chronology
sequence shot
wipes
26. Follows a predetermined structure
structural film
jump cut
180-degree rule
segmentation
27. Depicts a character's response to something the viewers have just been shown
reaction shot
insert
alienation effects
intercut
28. The order according to which shots or scenes convey the temporal sequence of the story's events
insert
ellipsis
analytical editing
chronology
29. 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.
rhythmic editing
30-degree rule
long takes
fade-in
30. Organization of editing according to different paces or tempos determined by how quickly cuts are made
rhythmic editing
modernism
reestablishing shot
sequence
31. Continuity editing that establishes spatial and temporal clarity by breaking down a scene - often using progressively tighter framings that remain consistent spatial relations
cutaway
duration
analytical editing
fade-out
32. 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
structural film
establishing shot
180-degree rule
match on action
33. 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.
disjunctive editing
reaction shot
30-degree rule
analytical editing
34. 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
wipes
graphic match
visible editing
two-shot
35. 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.
movement editing
continuity editing
visible editing
disjunctive editing
36. Establishes verisimilitude - constructs a coherent time - tells stories clearly and efficiently
continuity editing
alienation effects
segmentation
chronology
37. 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.
movement editing
modernism
disjunctive editing
segmentation
38. Alternating between two or more strands of simultaneous action
scene
montage
dissolve
crosscutting
39. Brief shot filmed separately from a scene and inserted during editing...points out details significant to the action
structural film
alienation effects
long takes
insert
40. Shots of relatively long duration
long takes
visible editing
duration
match on action
41. One or more shots that describe a continuous space - time - and action
scene
axis of action
verisimilitude
disjunctive editing
42. A relatively close shot of two characters
crosscutting
two-shot
overlapping editing
disjunctive editing
43. Distance the viewer from material
insert
alienation effects
wipes
movement editing
44. Tempo at which the film seems to move
overlapping editing
graphic match
invisible editing
pace
45. Any number of shots that are unified as a coherent action - regardless of space and time
montage
overlapping editing
sequence
invisible editing
46. Establishes verisimilitude - constructs a coherent time - tells stories clearly and efficiently
eyeline match
verisimilitude
wipes
continuity editing
47. Screen lightens
segmentation
fade-in
reaction shot
movement editing
48. Fragmentation of time and space
fade-out
invisible editing
modernism
cutaway
49. Insert that breaks continuity
nondiegetic insert
alienation effects
180-degree rule
ellipsis
50. Screen lightens
shot/reverse-shot
fade-in
sequence
disjunctive editing