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Video Editing Basic Vocab

Instructions:
  • Answer 33 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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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. Match Cut = __________






2. We want to __________ the quality of the editing work while __________ the amount of time it takes to get there.






3. In the edit - the film is finding its __________






4. Jump Cut = __________






5. Everything made upstream flows __________






6. Production should be the __________.






7. The chronology of editing work






8. What are shadow cuts?






9. Raison D'etre means


10. Where editors gather assets






11. Every shot:






12. How much time it took to edit a minute.






13. What is the number one prime directive?






14. Editing is __________.






15. What are some examples of shadow cuts?






16. A creative solution to a technological problem






17. What is the rule of 6? (in order)






18. The of the clips in your sequence as essentials for the __________






19. As we become more proficient - we become more ___________






20. Where editors juxtapose






21. As you write (or EDIT) - you are relating with the human __________ and human __________ forming an __________ with your audience - and owning their emotional __________ in your story.






22. Editing is the discovery of a __________.






23. What are the two prime directives of news video editing?






24. What were the two pictures of the editing machines?






25. What is the process of critiquing our work?






26. What does coverage mean in editing?






27. Where editors audition assets






28. What are some things we have in the digital age that we did not have in the analogue?






29. Juxtaposition is placing or dealing with items close together for...






30. Where are the plates in a 6 plate flatbed?






31. What are the rules of engagement?






32. The central pre-occupation of a film editor is to put themselves in place of the __________






33. Where editors view their work