Genre & Editing Flashcards
The average length in seconds of a series of shots, covering a position of a film or an entire film
Average Shot Length
The use of editing techniques, such as a fade or dissolve, to indicate the end of a scene and a beginning of another
Shot Transition
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 a shot transition, generally, concluding a scene, where a circular mask constricts around the image until the entire frame is black
Iris In
A technique of cutting back and forth between action occurring in two different locations, which often creates the illusion that they are happening simultaneously
Parallel Editing
A shot in sequence that is taken from the reverse angle of the shot previous to it
Reverse Shot
A continuity editing technique that preserves a spatial continuity by using a character’s line of vision as motivation for a cut
Eyeline Match
Also called “ invisible editing “ , A system devised to minimize the audience awareness of shot transitions, especially cuts, in order to improve the flow of the story and avoid interrupting the viewers immersion in it
Continuity Editing
A shot that appears during or near the end of a scene and reorients viewers to the setting
Re-establishing Shot
A continuity editing rule for positioning the camera in order to maintain consistent screen direction
180 Degree
An abrupt, inexplicable shift in time and place of an action not signaled by an appropriate shot transition
Jump Cut
The convention that the camera should move at least a 30 Degree anytime there is a cut within a scene
30 Degree Rule
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 subsequent shot must begin so that audiences see the completion of that action
Match on Action
A film that fuses the conventions of two or more genres
Hybrid
A film, television drama, or novel about cowboys in the Western U.S
A Western
A style or genre of cinematography film marked by a mood of pessimism, fatalism, and menace
Film Noir
Is a genre in which the protagonist end up in a series of challenges
Action Film
Fiction based on imagined future scientific or technological advances and major social or environmental changes, frequently portraying space/ time travel & life on other planets
Science Fiction
A play or movie in which singing and dancing play an essential part
The Musical
Ten Hollywood writers and directors cited for contempt of congress for refusing to cooperate with the House committee on un American activities attempts to root out communist in the film Industry
Hollywood Ten
Individuals who were prevented from working in the film industry because of their suspected involvement with communist interests
Hollywood Blacklist
Independent films such as these, made by and for black audiences
Race Films
