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Film Editing

Subjects : performing-arts, film
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1. Film interrupts the action to 'cut away' to another image or action






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






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






4. Another name for disjunctive editing






5. 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.






6. Shots of relatively long duration






7. Periodic return to an initial establishing view






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






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






10. Another name for continuity editing






11. Interspersed






12. Distance the viewer from material






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






14. Periodic return to an initial establishing view






15. 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






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






17. Screen darkens






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






19. 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






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






21. Fragmentation of time and space






22. Dividing up the narrative into large units






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






24. Another name for continuity editing






25. Screen lightens






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






27. 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






28. Alternating between two or more strands of simultaneous action






29. Multiple shots of the same action; disrupts continuity






30. Fragmentation of time and space






31. 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.






32. A relatively close shot of two characters






33. Tempo at which the film seems to move






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






35. Entire scene in one take






36. Shown through a character's eyes






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






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






39. Alternating between two or more strands of simultaneous action






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






41. Another name for disjunctive editing






42. A relatively close shot of two characters






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






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






45. Follows a predetermined structure






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






47. Appearance of truth






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






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






50. 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.