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Film Editing

Subjects : performing-arts, film
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Superimposes one shot over the next






2. Tempo at which the film seems to move






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






4. Insert that breaks continuity






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






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






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






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






9. Edits that intentionally create gaps in action






10. 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






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






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






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






14. Shots of relatively long duration






15. Alternating between two or more strands of simultaneous action






16. 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.






17. Alternating between two or more strands of simultaneous action






18. 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.






19. Appearance of truth






20. Another name for disjunctive editing






21. Shots of relatively long duration






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






23. Multiple shots of the same action; disrupts continuity






24. Another name for disjunctive editing






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






26. 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






27. A relatively close shot of two characters






28. Appearance of truth






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






30. Screen lightens






31. 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






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






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






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






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






36. Periodic return to an initial establishing view






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






38. Distance the viewer from material






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






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






41. Dividing up the narrative into large units






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






43. Shown through a character's eyes






44. 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.






45. Interspersed






46. 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.






47. Screen darkens






48. Screen darkens






49. 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.






50. Abridgment in time of the narrative implied by editing