Editing

Question 0

Shot Transitions

Answer 0

Wipes/dissolves/fades/pushes/abrupt cuts used to link shots or scenes in a particular way

Question 1

Juxtaposition

Answer 1

Cutting from a shot of one subject to a different subject to create meaning for the audience (eg. the juxtaposition of a close up of a crying man, then cut to a gravestone, creates a sense of grief)

Question 2

Jump Cut

Answer 2

Two shots of the same subject taken at different times cut together (think YouTube videos)

Question 3

Smash Cut

Answer 3

An abrupt cut between two different scenes or subjects

Question 4

Fast Cutting

Answer 4

Used to make a scene more exciting and dramatic. Can also be used to show the chaos and disorientation of a scene eg. a battle scene

Question 5

Slow Cutting

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Can be used to make a scene calmer or can be used to build up tension for the audience eg. having a long (time wise) shot of a character walking through a haunted house

Question 6

Cross Cutting

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When you cut to and from one scene to the other and back again, can be used to create tension or suggest theo things are connected eg. cutting from bomb ticking down to hero driving towards building containing bomb

Question 7

Slow Motion

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Used to emphasise the dramatic or emotional impact of an action or a scene

Question 8

Match/Cut on Action

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When an action is begun in one shot, and completed in another so the cut happend mid-action.

Question 9

Graphic Match

Answer 9

A cut between two shots or scenes, where the layout and objects of the first shot looks the same and ‘matches’ the second shot.

Question 10

Montage

Answer 10

A series of short shots, edited into a sequence to condense space, time and information. Usually used to suggest the passage of time, often set to music.

Question 11

180 Degree Rule

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An imaginary line that the camera must not cross to avoid objects or characters in a scene to ‘flip’ or ‘reverse’.

Question 12

Cutaway

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A cut to show a reaction of a character to an event happening elsewhere in the scene.

Question 13

Shot Reverse Shot

Answer 13

Where one character is shown looking at another character and then the other character is shown looking back at the first character.

Question 14

30 Degree Rule

Answer 14

A rule that means the camera must move over a 30 degree angle between shots to avoid accidentally creating a jump cut.