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Film Editing

Subjects : performing-arts, film
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1. Establishes verisimilitude - constructs a coherent time - tells stories clearly and efficiently






2. 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






3. Tempo at which the film seems to move






4. Screen darkens






5. Tempo at which the film seems to move






6. 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






7. Alternating between two or more strands of simultaneous action






8. 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.






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






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






11. Fragmentation of time and space






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






13. Entire scene in one take






14. 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.






15. Insert that breaks continuity






16. Insert that breaks continuity






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






18. 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.






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






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






21. Distance the viewer from material






22. Shots of relatively long duration






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






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






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






26. 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






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






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






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






30. Another name for disjunctive editing






31. Superimposes one shot over the next






32. Abridgment in time of the narrative implied by editing






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






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






35. Another name for disjunctive editing






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






37. Shown through a character's eyes






38. 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






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






40. Another name for continuity editing






41. Fragmentation of time and space






42. 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.






43. Edits that intentionally create gaps in action






44. Distance the viewer from material






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






46. Appearance of truth






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






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






49. Screen lightens






50. 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