Editing and Films Flashcards
A shot in a sequence that is taken from the reverse angle of the shot previous to it.
Reverse Shot
A shot transition that emphasizes the visual similarities between two consecutive shots.
Graphic Match
Average length in seconds of a series of shots.
Average Shot Length
The use of editing techniques to indicate the end of one scene and the beginning of another.
Shot Transitions
A shot transition that involves the gradual disappearance of the image at the same time that a new image gradually comes into view.
Dissolve
A scene transition in which the first frame of the incoming scene appears to push the last frame of the previous scene off the screen horizontally.
Wipe
A form of shot transition, generally concluding a scene, where a circular mask constricts around the image until the entire frame is black.
Iris In
An iris expands outward until the next shot takes up the entire screen.
Iris Out
The arrangement of images to depict a unified storyline.
Narrative Sequencing
A series of related scenes joined through elliptical editing that indicates the passage of time.
Montage Sequencing
A technique of cutting back and forth between actions occurring in two different locations.
Parallel Editing
Long shot in which the film frame resembles the proscenium arch of the stage.
Tableau Shot
A standard shot pattern that dictates that a shot of one character will be followed by a shot of another character, taken from the reverse angle of the first shot.
Shot/Reverse Shot
A continuity editing technique that preserves spatial continuity by using a character’s line of vision as motivation for a cut.
Eyeline Match
A shot that focuses on the audience on precise details that may or may not be the focus of characters.
Cutaways
