FINAL - Editing (VI)

Question 1

What are the responsibilities of an editor on a film production?

Answer 1

• what shots to use and HOW to use them
• spatial/temporal relationships between shots
• overall “rhythm” of film

Question 2

What are some foundational editing techniques?

Answer 2

ellipsis, flashback, flash-forward, master shot, coverage, parallel, cross-cutting, transitions, continuity and discontinuity editing.

Question 3

How does an editor shape the rhythm of a film?

Answer 3

decides on duration of each shot

Question 4

What are some basic cuts and transitions that editors use?

Answer 4

• cross-cutting: cutting together two or more lines of action that occurs simultaneously at different locations.
• Master shot technique
• Parallel editing
• Fade in
• Fade out
• Dissolve
• Freeze frame

Question 5

What is continuity editing and how is it achieved?

Answer 5

“invisible editing”; what happens on screen makes as much narrative sense as possible.

keeping track of chronological order of events

Question 6

What is discontinuity editing?

Answer 6

breaks the rules of continuity editing by seeking transitions that aren’t smooth/coherent. (Jump cuts)

Question 7

What is the Master Scene Technique and how does it relate to the 180 degree rule?

Answer 7

same scene is taken with different coverage of different angles and medium-shots of different subjects; has one “master shot” that shows all subjects in the shot.

Question 8

What is the 180 degree rule?

Answer 8

camera cannot cross a 180 degree pane of view.

Question 9

What is the Kuleshov Effect?

Answer 9

two shots put together side-by-side will impose meaning from them.