U5 L4 Video And Film Editing

Question 1

What film did Edwin Porter make where the first advanced editing techniques were used?

Answer 1

The Great Train Robbery

Question 2

What is cross-cutting?

Answer 2

filming action from one pov and locations then switch

Question 3

What films did DW Griffith make?

Answer 3

• Unseen Enemy

- Birth Of A Nation

Question 4

What camera technique did DW Griffith use?

Answer 4

iris effect (black circle james bond type hahahah)

Question 5

Dziga Vertov, his wife, and younger brother formed what group?

Answer 5

Kinok (Cinema Eye)

Question 6

What methods did Dziga Vertov use in his newsreel doc?

Answer 6

• split screen

- reverse motion

Question 7

People who cut films together were called what?

Answer 7

cutters

Question 8

Iwan Serrurier created what?

Answer 8

Moviola

Question 9

Wilheem Steenbeck created what machine?

Answer 9

Flatbed editing machine

Question 10

What are the 3 main parts of the editing process?

Answer 10

• selecting takes (note length)
• arrange
• combing with sound track

Question 11

Will Documentary filmmakers shoot more than they need?

Answer 11

yes

Question 12

What is a jump cut?

Answer 12

interruption in action from one shot to another

Question 13

What is an L-cut(split edit)?

Answer 13

cutting audio of one shot and continuing it under visuals of another shot

Question 14

What is a dissolve?

Answer 14

image disappears and fades into another

Question 15

What is a fade?

Answer 15

image fade to black

Question 16

What is a cut-away?

Answer 16

shift away from main action

Question 17

Sound, music and special effects are added during what stage?

Answer 17

post pro

Question 18

What is resolution?

Answer 18

frame rate

Question 19

Will editors set their sequence framerate to match the frame rate of the source material?

Answer 19

yes

Question 20

What are the 3 interface features of nonlinear editing systems?

Answer 20

bin: organize clip
preview window: watch clip
timeline