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Film Editing

Subjects : performing-arts, film
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1. Shots of relatively long duration






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






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






4. 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.






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






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






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






8. 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.






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






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






11. Multiple shots of the same action; disrupts continuity






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






13. Dividing up the narrative into large units






14. 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.






15. 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






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






17. 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






18. Follows a predetermined structure






19. Insert that breaks continuity






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






21. Alternating between two or more strands of simultaneous action






22. Periodic return to an initial establishing view






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






24. Screen darkens






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






26. Appearance of truth






27. Fragmentation of time and space






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






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






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






31. Interspersed






32. Appearance of truth






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






34. 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.






35. 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.






36. A relatively close shot of two characters






37. Screen lightens






38. Shown through a character's eyes






39. Superimposes one shot over the next






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






41. Tempo at which the film seems to move






42. Shots of relatively long duration






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






44. Tempo at which the film seems to move






45. Another name for continuity editing






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






47. 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






48. A relatively close shot of two characters






49. Screen lightens






50. Shown through a character's eyes