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Film Editing

Subjects : performing-arts, film
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1. 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






2. Screen darkens






3. Periodic return to an initial establishing view






4. Distance the viewer from material






5. Appearance of truth






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






7. Another name for continuity editing






8. 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.






9. Superimposes one shot over the next






10. Another name for disjunctive editing






11. Shots of relatively long duration






12. Screen lightens






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






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






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






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






17. Abridgment in time of the narrative implied by editing






18. Fragmentation of time and space






19. Entire scene in one take






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






21. 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






22. Appearance of truth






23. 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.






24. 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.






25. Screen lightens






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






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






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






29. Tempo at which the film seems to move






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






31. Another name for continuity editing






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






33. 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






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






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






36. Another name for disjunctive editing






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






38. Follows a predetermined structure






39. Shown through a character's eyes






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






41. Shown through a character's eyes






42. Insert that breaks continuity






43. 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.






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






45. Multiple shots of the same action; disrupts continuity






46. Fragmentation of time and space






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






48. Alternating between two or more strands of simultaneous action






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






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