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Film Editing

Subjects : performing-arts, film
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1. Periodic return to an initial establishing view






2. Fragmentation of time and space






3. Insert that breaks continuity






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






5. Another name for continuity editing






6. Follows a predetermined structure






7. Entire scene in one take






8. 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






9. Tempo at which the film seems to move






10. Multiple shots of the same action; disrupts continuity






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






12. 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






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






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






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






16. 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.






17. Alternating between two or more strands of simultaneous action






18. A relatively close shot of two characters






19. Screen lightens






20. Distance the viewer from material






21. Shots of relatively long duration






22. Screen darkens






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






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






26. Superimposes one shot over the next






27. Screen darkens






28. Screen lightens






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






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






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






32. Interspersed






33. 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






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






35. Shots of relatively long duration






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






37. Another name for disjunctive editing






38. Periodic return to an initial establishing view






39. Edits that intentionally create gaps in action






40. Distance the viewer from material






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






42. Abridgment in time of the narrative implied by editing






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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







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