Test your basic knowledge |

Film Editing

Subjects : performing-arts, film
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Follows a predetermined structure






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






3. 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.






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






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






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






7. Superimposes one shot over the next






8. Insert that breaks continuity






9. Distance the viewer from material






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






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






12. Appearance of truth






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






14. Another name for continuity editing






15. Distance the viewer from material






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






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






18. Dividing up the narrative into large units






19. 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.






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






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






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






23. Tempo at which the film seems to move






24. Edits that intentionally create gaps in action






25. 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.






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






27. A relatively close shot of two characters






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






29. Shots of relatively long duration






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






31. Shots of relatively long duration






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






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






34. Entire scene in one take






35. Abridgment in time of the narrative implied by editing






36. Tempo at which the film seems to move






37. Screen lightens






38. Another name for disjunctive editing






39. A relatively close shot of two characters






40. Periodic return to an initial establishing view






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






42. 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






43. Interspersed






44. Screen lightens






45. Another name for continuity editing






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






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






48. 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.






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






50. Screen darkens