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Film Editing

Subjects : performing-arts, film
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1. Follows a predetermined structure






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






3. Tempo at which the film seems to move






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






5. 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






6. Entire scene in one take






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






8. Insert that breaks continuity






9. Edits that intentionally create gaps in action






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






11. Periodic return to an initial establishing view






12. Interspersed






13. Another name for continuity editing






14. Screen darkens






15. Dividing up the narrative into large units






16. Abridgment in time of the narrative implied by editing






17. 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.






18. Screen darkens






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






20. Fragmentation of time and space






21. 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.






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






23. 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






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






25. A relatively close shot of two characters






26. Shown through a character's eyes






27. Interspersed






28. Shown through a character's eyes






29. Superimposes one shot over the next






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






31. Screen lightens






32. Alternating between two or more strands of simultaneous action






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






34. Edits that intentionally create gaps in action






35. Shots of relatively long duration






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






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






38. Distance the viewer from material






39. 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.






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






41. Follows a predetermined structure






42. Dividing up the narrative into large units






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






44. 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.






45. 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.






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






47. Insert that breaks continuity






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






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






50. Appearance of truth