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Film Editing

Subjects : performing-arts, film
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Fragmentation of time and space






2. Superimposes one shot over the next






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






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






5. Screen lightens






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






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






8. Appearance of truth






9. Interspersed






10. Superimposes one shot over the next






11. Dividing up the narrative into large units






12. 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.






13. Distance the viewer from material






14. Another name for continuity editing






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






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






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






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






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. Edits that intentionally create gaps in action






22. Another name for disjunctive editing






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






24. 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






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






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






27. Multiple shots of the same action; disrupts continuity






28. Shown through a character's eyes






29. Dividing up the narrative into large units






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






31. Multiple shots of the same action; disrupts continuity






32. 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.






33. Insert that breaks continuity






34. Screen darkens






35. Shots of relatively long duration






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






37. Screen lightens






38. Alternating between two or more strands of simultaneous action






39. Abridgment in time of the narrative implied by editing






40. 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






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






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






43. Tempo at which the film seems to move






44. Insert that breaks continuity






45. 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






46. Edits that intentionally create gaps in action






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






48. Distance the viewer from material






49. 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






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