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Film Editing

Subjects : performing-arts, film
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. One or more shots that describe a continuous space - time - and action






2. Insert that breaks continuity






3. 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






4. Shots of relatively long duration






5. Fragmentation of time and space






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






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






8. Tempo at which the film seems to move






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






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






11. Screen lightens






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






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






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






15. Shown through a character's eyes






16. Multiple shots of the same action; disrupts continuity






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






18. Screen lightens






19. Follows a predetermined structure






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






21. 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






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






23. Superimposes one shot over the next






24. Abridgment in time of the narrative implied by editing






25. Another name for disjunctive editing






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






27. Screen darkens






28. Periodic return to an initial establishing view






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






30. 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.






31. Alternating between two or more strands of simultaneous action






32. Dividing up the narrative into large units






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






34. Follows a predetermined structure






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






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






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






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






39. Another name for continuity editing






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






41. Periodic return to an initial establishing view






42. Another name for disjunctive editing






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






44. 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.






45. Distance the viewer from material






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






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






48. Fragmentation of time and space






49. Interspersed






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.