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Film Editing

Subjects : performing-arts, film
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The direction and pace of actions - gestures - and other movements are linked with corresponding or contrasting movements in one or more other shots






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






3. A relatively close shot of two characters






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






5. Screen darkens






6. Multiple shots of the same action; disrupts continuity






7. Insert that breaks continuity






8. Abridgment in time of the narrative implied by editing






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






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






11. Screen darkens






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






13. Follows a predetermined structure






14. Tempo at which the film seems to move






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






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






17. 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






18. 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.






19. 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






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






21. Tempo at which the film seems to move






22. Distance the viewer from material






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






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






25. Alternating between two or more strands of simultaneous action






26. 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.






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






28. 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






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






30. Periodic return to an initial establishing view






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






33. Dividing up the narrative into large units






34. Fragmentation of time and space






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






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






37. Edits that intentionally create gaps in action






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






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






40. Fragmentation of time and space






41. Interspersed






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






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






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






45. Entire scene in one take






46. Superimposes one shot over the next






47. Superimposes one shot over the next






48. Edits that intentionally create gaps in action






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






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