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Film Editing

Subjects : performing-arts, film
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1. The order according to which shots or scenes convey the temporal sequence of the story's events






2. Shown through a character's eyes






3. Any number of shots that are unified as a coherent action - regardless of space and time






4. A relatively close shot of two characters






5. Superimposes one shot over the next






6. Entire scene in one take






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






8. Follows a predetermined structure






9. 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






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






11. Another name for disjunctive editing






12. 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






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






14. Shown through a character's eyes






15. Another name for continuity editing






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






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






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






19. Superimposes one shot over the next






20. Interspersed






21. Screen darkens






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






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






24. 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.






25. Dividing up the narrative into large units






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






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






28. Fragmentation of time and space






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






30. Alternating between two or more strands of simultaneous action






31. Abridgment in time of the narrative implied by editing






32. Another name for continuity editing






33. Distance the viewer from material






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






35. Fragmentation of time and space






36. Shots of relatively long duration






37. Abridgment in time of the narrative implied by editing






38. Tempo at which the film seems to move






39. Interspersed






40. Follows a predetermined structure






41. Periodic return to an initial establishing view






42. Another name for disjunctive editing






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






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






45. Tempo at which the film seems to move






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






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






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






49. 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.






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