Chapter 6: Editing Flashcards
A strip of film produced by a single continuous run of the camera
Shot:
joining and splicing a series of shots so that they communicate a unified action taking place at one time and place
Scene:
series of scenes to that constitutes a significant part of the films dramatic structure much in the same way that an act functions in a play
Sequence
Selecting the best shot from variations of the same shot
Several take
After screening the dailies each day, which are unedited, the director may decide to throw out more shots–shots that contain flaws not spotted during the shooting
Dailies (rushes):
effects created in the lab during the printing of the film–to create smooth and clear transitions between a film’s most important divisions, such as between two sequences that take place at a different time or place.
Optical
A new image is separated from the previous image by means of a horizontal, vertical, or diagonal line that moves across the screen to wipe the previous image away.
wipe
The entire frame appears to flip over to reveal a new scene, creating a visual effect very similar to turning a page.
flip frame
The last image of one sequence fades momentarily to black, and the first image of the next sequence is gradually illuminated
fade-out/fade-in
The end of one shot gradually merges into the beginning of the next. The effect is produced by superimposing a fade-out onto a fade-in of equal length or imposing one scene over another.
Dissolve
provide a broad pic of the setting so that we get a feel for the environment In which a scene occurs
Establishing shot:
follows a logical sequence and concentrates on orienting us to the new setting. It allows us to move into a new setting from the outside and gradually work our way inside to the details
Outside/in editing
We are jolted suddenly from a line of action that we completely understand to a close-up detail in a new and unfamiliar place. We don’t know where we are or what is happening. Then, in a sequence of related shots, we back off from the detail of the first close-up and gradually find out where we are and what is happening.
• One reason we remain unaware is that the cuts often duplicate the manner in which we look at things in real life, glancing quickly from one point of attention to another.
• glancing rhythms allows the editor to manipulate us, exciting or calming us almost at will.
Inside/out editing-
short machine gun burst images together, hours of actions into a few seconds
flash cuts
eliminates a strip of insignificant or unnecessary action to continuous shot
jump cut
