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Film Editing

Subjects : performing-arts, film
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Tempo at which the film seems to move






2. Edits that intentionally create gaps in action






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






4. Screen lightens






5. Fragmentation of time and space






6. Another name for continuity editing






7. Appearance of truth






8. 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.






9. Entire scene in one take






10. Insert that breaks continuity






11. Screen darkens






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






13. 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.






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






15. 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






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






17. Distance the viewer from material






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






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






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






21. Alternating between two or more strands of simultaneous action






22. Interspersed






23. Alternating between two or more strands of simultaneous action






24. Periodic return to an initial establishing view






25. Multiple shots of the same action; disrupts continuity






26. Fragmentation of time and space






27. Appearance of truth






28. Distance the viewer from material






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






30. Shots of relatively long duration






31. 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.






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






33. 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






34. 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






35. Edits that intentionally create gaps in action






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






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






38. Screen darkens






39. Multiple shots of the same action; disrupts continuity






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






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






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






43. 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.






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






45. Dividing up the narrative into large units






46. Another name for disjunctive editing






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






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






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






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