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Film Editing

Subjects : performing-arts, film
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1. One or more shots that describe a continuous space - time - and action






2. Screen lightens






3. Abridgment in time of the narrative implied by editing






4. Distance the viewer from material






5. Edits that intentionally create gaps in action






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






7. Distance the viewer from material






8. Another name for continuity editing






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






10. Interspersed






11. Abridgment in time of the narrative implied by editing






12. Alternating between two or more strands of simultaneous action






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






14. Tempo at which the film seems to move






15. 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






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






17. Periodic return to an initial establishing view






18. Appearance of truth






19. 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.






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






21. Dividing up the narrative into large units






22. Screen darkens






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






24. Follows a predetermined structure






25. 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.






26. Another name for continuity editing






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






28. Tempo at which the film seems to move






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






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






31. Superimposes one shot over the next






32. Multiple shots of the same action; disrupts continuity






33. Superimposes one shot over the next






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. Appearance of truth






37. Periodic return to an initial establishing view






38. 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.






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






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






41. A relatively close shot of two characters






42. Another name for disjunctive editing






43. 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.






44. 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.






45. Another name for disjunctive editing






46. Screen lightens






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






48. A relatively close shot of two characters






49. 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






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







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