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
A system devised to minimize the audience’s awareness of shot transitions.
Continuity Editing
A sequence of shots designed to maintain spatial continuity.
Standard Shot Pattern
In a standard shot sequence, the first shot.
Establishing Shot
A shot that appears during or near the end of a scene and reorients viewers to the setting.
Re-establishing Shot
A continuity editing rules for positioning the camera in order to maintain consistent screen direction.
180-degree Rule
An abrupt, inexplicable shift in time and place of an action not signaled by an appropriate shot transition.
Jump Cut
A crew member whose job is to maintain consistency in visual details from one shot to the next.
Continuity Editor
A rule in continuity editing, which dictates that if a cut occurs while a character is in the midst of an action, the sequence shot must begin so that the audience sees the completion of that action.
Match on Action
An alternative to continuity editing designed to exploit the differences between shots to generate intellectual and emotional responses in the audience.
Soviet Montage
Any noticeable but unintended discrepancy from one shot to the next in costume, props, hairstyles, posture, etc.
Continuity Error
Who directed “Saving Private Ryan”?
Steven Spielberg
Who played Captain Miller in “Saving Private Ryan”?
Tom Hanks
Who played Private Ryan in “Saving Private Ryan”?
Matt Damon
Who directed “Inglorious Basterds”?
Quentin Tarantino
Who played Lt. Aldo Raine in “Inglorious Basterds”?
Brad Pitt
Who played Hans Landa in “Inglorious Basterds”?
Christoph Waltz
