exam 3

Question 1

in action sequence, speeding up the pace of the editing by decreasing the duration of shots (eg. cutting more frequently); staple of screen suspense

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accelerated editing

Question 2

process of breaking a scene down into separate shots that can be edited to preserve spatial and temporal continuity

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analytical editing

Question 3

long mechanical arm that suspends a microphone over the source of sound and can be moved to follow it

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boom

Question 4

in continuity editing, a cut that implies continuous time from one shot to the next, but slightly mismatches the screen position to things on screen

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cheat cut

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method of narrative film-making that took shape early in the history of American studio system; narration is omniscient and objective; events are linear; end leaves no questions;

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classical style

Question 6

logic implied b/t edited shots; their means of coherence

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continuity

Question 7

*characters try to achieve a clear cut goal against an opposing force that creates conflict

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classical film narrative

Question 8

*smooth, virtually “invisible” transitions b/t shots

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continuity editing

Question 9

*serves the emotional appeal of the story, and provides clear narrative action by matching screen direction, character position, and temporal relations from shot to shot

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cutting to continuity

Question 10

editing which alternates shots of two or more lines of action that are occurring simultaneously in dif locations or spaces

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crosscutting

Question 11

n. 1) point at which two shots are spliced together in editing process 2) instantaneous change from one shot to another in finished film
v. 1) terminate the filming of a shot 2) trim the length of a shot in editing process

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cut

Question 12

shot that cuts from the main action to a dif action or to a detail somehow related to the main action

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cut-away

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imported french term (“cutting out”) refering to the way in which a scene is broken down into patterns of shots

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Decoupage (day ku pahj)

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the world of the film’s story

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diegesis

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transition from one shot to the next in which the second shot gradually appears as the first disappears; usually implies a passage of time and connection b/t events

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dissolve

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omission of parts of a film narrative; uses transitions like jump cuts or dissolves to skip over certain events and save time

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ellipsis

Question 17

a wide or long shot occurring at the beginning of a film scene that establishes the general setting and provides viewer with context for subsequent closer shots

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establishing shot

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editing technique obeying the 180 rule which the first shot shows a character looking offscreen and the second shows what the character sees

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eyeline match

Question 19

common optical transition, usually marking the change of a scene, a lapse of time, or both

• black screen gradually brightens to reveal beginning of a shot
• shot gradually darkens until screen is black

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fade
fade-in
fade-out

Question 20

alteration of a normal story progression in which the present is interrupted with a shot or sequence of shots from the past

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flashback

Question 21

interrupts the present story with a shot or sequence of shots from the future

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flashforward

Question 22

arresting/freezing of motion in a shot; achieved by reprinting an identical frame of film many times over

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freeze frame

Question 23

continuity approach to editing demands that the camera stay on one side of the action to preserve consistent screen direction and clear-cut spatial relations b/t objects and characters with respect to the right and left sides of the frame

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180 Rule

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*imaginary line determining the side to which the camera is limited

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axis of action

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system of values, beliefs, or ideas shared by a certain culture and often taken for granted as "natural" and inherently true

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ideology

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shot, usually close up, edited into film after principal shooting has been completed

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insert

Question 27

editing technique in which shots of one action intrude upon or alternate with shots of another; increases suspense and speed of editing

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intercutting

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adjustable, usually circular masking device that blacks out a portion of the screen - gradually contracting circle of light ending in darkness - gradually widening circle of light from a dark screen

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iris iris-out iris-in

Question 29

*iris that is held steadily for a while without expansion or contraction

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vignette

Question 30

cut which sharply breaks continuity by going forward abruptly in time; a direct cut form one shot to the next with no concern for smoothness of transition; make views feel sense of dislocation and fragmentation

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jump cut

Question 31

in a narrative, the clear, straightforward progression of events without significant digressions, delays or irrelevant action

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linearity

Question 32

shot continues for an unusually long time before a cut

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long take

Question 33

single long take that records the entire action/dialogue of a scene in order to assure adequate coverage

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master shot

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cut in which an object or shape in the outgoing shot "matches" a similar object or shape in the incoming shot

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match cut

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cut which occurs in the middle of a gesture or movement, with the result that the cut is less noticeable and the movement seems to continue without interruption

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match on action (action shot)

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(america) transitional sequence of rapidly edited shots, usually connected by dissolves, used for purposes of ellipsis, to suggest a longer passage of time; (french) entire process of film editing

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montage

Question 37

sound which comes from a source outside the world of the story

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nondiegetic sound

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effects produced in the film laboratory using an optical printer

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opticals

Question 39

1) editing tech. which prolongs the time of an action by joining together several shots of the action from dif. angles, or by using cut aways to allow repetition of parts of the action covered in previous shots 2) sound editing tech which continues sound form one shot into a following shot

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overlapping

Question 40

shot commonly used in conversation scenes in which the speaker is seen from the perspective of a person standing behind

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over-the-shoulder shot

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editing tech. in which two or more scenes in separate locations are shown separately, usually with the assumption that they are occurring simultaneously

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parallel editing

Question 42

shot that is taken from the viewpoint of a character so we see what the character is seeing

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point-of-view shot (subjective shot)

Question 43

addition of sound/dialogue to images after they have been shot and edited

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postsynchronization | looping: if dialogue

Question 44

shot of a character reacting to the content of the preceding shot

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reaction shot

Question 45

return to a wider/longer view of a scene after a sequence of closer shots following an establishing shot

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reestablishing shot

Question 46

right/left, top/bottom relationships in a shot or scene, set up by an establishing shot and preserved through continuity and adherence to the 180 rule

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screen direction

Question 47

basic figure or pattern in continuity editing; in one shot we see a character looking at something offscreen, in the next shot, we see what the character is looking at

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shot/reverse shot

Question 48

sound that is carried over the transition from one scene to another, or sound that begins before the transition to the scene in which it belongs

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sound link

Question 49

shot drawn from a film library and cut into a film

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stock shot (library shot)

Question 50

sound that matches the movement of the images, corresponding with its visible onscreen source; -does not match

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synchronous sound | asynchronous

Question 51

theoretical term used to describe the aim of the classical style to efface or make "invisible" the operations of film tech. in the process of narration

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transparency

Question 52

words spoken over the image by an offscreen narrator

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voice-over

Question 53

optical transition from one shot to another in which a line appears to move across the screen pushing one shot off the screen and replacing it with another

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wipe

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useful term referring to the position of the spectator in a given shot, which is not always synonymous with the position of the camera

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witness point