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Film Editing

Subjects : performing-arts, film
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1. Another name for disjunctive editing






2. Insert that breaks continuity






3. Tempo at which the film seems to move






4. Fragmentation of time and space






5. 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.






6. Another name for continuity editing






7. 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






8. Shots of relatively long duration






9. Insert that breaks continuity






10. Edits that intentionally create gaps in action






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






12. Appearance of truth






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






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






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






16. Superimposes one shot over the next






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






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






19. Shown through a character's eyes






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






21. Screen lightens






22. Tempo at which the film seems to move






23. Another name for continuity editing






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






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






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






27. Distance the viewer from material






28. Periodic return to an initial establishing view






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






30. Interspersed






31. 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.






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






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






34. Follows a predetermined structure






35. Entire scene in one take






36. Abridgment in time of the narrative implied by editing






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






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






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






40. Fragmentation of time and space






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






42. 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






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






44. Shown through a character's eyes






45. Multiple shots of the same action; disrupts continuity






46. A relatively close shot of two characters






47. Abridgment in time of the narrative implied by editing






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






49. Dividing up the narrative into large units






50. 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