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Film Editing

Subjects : performing-arts, film
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Initial long shot that establishes setting and orients the viewer in space to a clear view of the action






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






3. Insert that breaks continuity






4. Superimposes one shot over the next






5. Another name for disjunctive editing






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






7. Screen darkens






8. Dividing up the narrative into large units






9. Edits that intentionally create gaps in action






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






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






12. A relatively close shot of two characters






13. Superimposes one shot over the next






14. 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.






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






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






17. Another name for continuity editing






18. 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






19. Insert that breaks continuity






20. Multiple shots of the same action; disrupts continuity






21. Appearance of truth






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






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






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






25. Screen darkens






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






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






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






29. 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






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






31. Tempo at which the film seems to move






32. Another name for continuity editing






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






34. Alternating between two or more strands of simultaneous action






35. 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






36. Distance the viewer from material






37. 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.






38. 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






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






40. Tempo at which the film seems to move






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






42. Follows a predetermined structure






43. Periodic return to an initial establishing view






44. Interspersed






45. Dividing up the narrative into large units






46. 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.






47. 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.






48. Interspersed






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






50. Edits that intentionally create gaps in action