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Film Editing

Subjects : performing-arts, film
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Temporal relation of shots and scenes to the amount of time that passes in the story






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






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






4. Insert that breaks continuity






5. Another name for continuity editing






6. A relatively close shot of two characters






7. Follows a predetermined structure






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






9. Edits that intentionally create gaps in action






10. Insert that breaks continuity






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






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






13. Superimposes one shot over the next






14. Periodic return to an initial establishing view






15. Shots of relatively long duration






16. Periodic return to an initial establishing view






17. Screen lightens






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






19. Shots of relatively long duration






20. Distance the viewer from material






21. A relatively close shot of two characters






22. 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.






23. Superimposes one shot over the next






24. Appearance of truth






25. 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






26. Follows a predetermined structure






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






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






29. 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.






30. Interspersed






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






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






34. Edits that intentionally create gaps in action






35. Interspersed






36. Multiple shots of the same action; disrupts continuity






37. Appearance of truth






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






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






40. Abridgment in time of the narrative implied by editing






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






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






43. Fragmentation of time and space






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






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






46. 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






47. Another name for disjunctive editing






48. Screen darkens






49. Dividing up the narrative into large units






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