Question 1

Elliptical editing expands story time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Crosscutting typically

Accepted Answer

A)  provides a greater degree of continuity than a shot/reverse shot does. 
B)  creates a less restricted knowledge of narrative events than other types of editing. 
C)  creates a more restricted knowledge of narrative events than other types of editing. 
D)  demands a great deal of matching on action. 
A)  provides a greater degree of continuity than a shot/reverse shot does. 
B)  creates a less restricted knowledge of narrative events than other types of editing. 
C)  creates a more restricted knowledge of narrative events than other types of editing. 
D)  demands a great deal of matching on action.

Question 3

A match on action

Accepted Answer

A)  carries a single movement across two or more shots. 
B)  smoothes the transition across a jump cut. 
C)  provides a way of avoiding the 180-degree rule. 
D)  allows for cheat cuts without violating continuity. 
A)  carries a single movement across two or more shots. 
B)  smoothes the transition across a jump cut. 
C)  provides a way of avoiding the 180-degree rule. 
D)  allows for cheat cuts without violating continuity.

Question 4

Continuity editing is a system for

Accepted Answer

A)  rapidly editing on video as the film is being shot. 
B)  creating a regular rhythm for a scene. 
C)  making shots progressively more rapid during a scene. 
D)  for keeping the spatial and temporal relations of a scene clear. 
A)  rapidly editing on video as the film is being shot. 
B)  creating a regular rhythm for a scene. 
C)  making shots progressively more rapid during a scene. 
D)  for keeping the spatial and temporal relations of a scene clear.

Question 5

A cheat cut involves

Accepted Answer

A)  crossing the axis of action but also matching on action. 
B)  "cutting" the film in the camera so that actual splices are not needed. 
C)  splicing together two shots taken from the same framing but with an ellipsis. 
D)  a slight mismatch in the positions of mise-en-scene elements. 
A)  crossing the axis of action but also matching on action. 
B)  "cutting" the film in the camera so that actual splices are not needed. 
C)  splicing together two shots taken from the same framing but with an ellipsis. 
D)  a slight mismatch in the positions of mise-en-scene elements.

Question 6

A POV shot is optically identical to an eyeline match.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Contemporary filmmaking differs from that of classical Hollywood in all the following ways except

Accepted Answer

A)  more frequent use of close-ups. 
B)  less crosscutting. 
C)  fewer establishing shots. 
D)  increased use of telephoto lens. 
A)  more frequent use of close-ups. 
B)  less crosscutting. 
C)  fewer establishing shots. 
D)  increased use of telephoto lens.

Question 8

In editing, rhythm depends on the patterning of shot lengths.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which of the following is NOT a significant alternative to the techniques of the continuity system?

Accepted Answer

A)  360-degree space 
B)  nondiegetic inserts 
C)  jump cuts 
D)  cheat cuts 
A)  360-degree space 
B)  nondiegetic inserts 
C)  jump cuts 
D)  cheat cuts

Question 10

Which of the following is NOT characteristic of the editing in Sergei Eisenstein's October?

Accepted Answer

A)  graphic discontinuities 
B)  establishing shots 
C)  crosscutting 
D)  unclear temporal relations 
A)  graphic discontinuities 
B)  establishing shots 
C)  crosscutting 
D)  unclear temporal relations

Question 11

Most shot/reverse-shot cuts utilize the eyeline match.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Flashbacks are the most common departure from a 1-2-3 temporal order in Hollywood continuity films.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Precise graphic matching in a narrative context is typical of the films of

Accepted Answer

A)  Stan Brakhage. 
B)  Yasujiro Ozu. 
C)  Andy Warhol. 
D)  Bruce Conner. 
A)  Stan Brakhage. 
B)  Yasujiro Ozu. 
C)  Andy Warhol. 
D)  Bruce Conner.

Question 14

The term shot/reverse shot refers to cutting across the axis of action.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Cite at least three techniques of continuity editing that can be found in this scene.What purposes are fulfilled by the selected techniques?

Accepted Answer

Three techniques of continuity editing t

Question 16

Crosscutting is an editing technique that

Accepted Answer

A)  alternates between simultaneous shots in two separate spaces. 
B)  moves back and forth across the axis of action. 
C)  introduces flashbacks by direct cuts rather than dissolves or fade-outs. 
D)  alternates long-shot views with close-ups. 
A)  alternates between simultaneous shots in two separate spaces. 
B)  moves back and forth across the axis of action. 
C)  introduces flashbacks by direct cuts rather than dissolves or fade-outs. 
D)  alternates long-shot views with close-ups.

Question 17

A match on action is a common method of breaking the axis of action.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

What change in continuity editing has occurred to adapt to the increased number of shots used in films since 1960?

Accepted Answer

A)  increased use of establishing shots 
B)  more frequent motion of the camera 
C)  less use of telephoto lenses 
D)  more distant views of characters 
A)  increased use of establishing shots 
B)  more frequent motion of the camera 
C)  less use of telephoto lenses 
D)  more distant views of characters

Question 19

Overlapping editing expands story duration.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

In order to create a smooth flow of narrative information, Hollywood films use detailed graphic matches for most cuts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Elliptical editing expands story time.

Crosscutting typically

A match on action

Continuity editing is a system for

A cheat cut involves

A POV shot is optically identical to an eyeline match.

Contemporary filmmaking differs from that of classical Hollywood in all the following ways except

In editing, rhythm depends on the patterning of shot lengths.

Which of the following is NOT a significant alternative to the techniques of the continuity system?

Which of the following is NOT characteristic of the editing in Sergei Eisenstein's October?

Most shot/reverse-shot cuts utilize the eyeline match.

Flashbacks are the most common departure from a 1-2-3 temporal order in Hollywood continuity films.

Precise graphic matching in a narrative context is typical of the films of

The term shot/reverse shot refers to cutting across the axis of action.

Cite at least three techniques of continuity editing that can be found in this scene.What purposes are fulfilled by the selected techniques?

Crosscutting is an editing technique that

A match on action is a common method of breaking the axis of action.

What change in continuity editing has occurred to adapt to the increased number of shots used in films since 1960?

Overlapping editing expands story duration.

In order to create a smooth flow of narrative information, Hollywood films use detailed graphic matches for most cuts.

Film as art: creativity, technology, and business

The significance of film form

Narrative form

The shot: mise-en-scene

The shot: cinematography

Sound in the cinema

Summary: style as a formal system

Film genres

Documentary, experimental, and animated films

Historical changes in film art: conventions and choices, tradition and trends

Filters

Exam 6: The relation of shot to shot: editing

Elliptical editing expands story time.

Crosscutting typically

A match on action

Continuity editing is a system for

A cheat cut involves

A POV shot is optically identical to an eyeline match.

Contemporary filmmaking differs from that of classical Hollywood in all the following ways except

In editing, rhythm depends on the patterning of shot lengths.

Which of the following is NOT a significant alternative to the techniques of the continuity system?

Which of the following is NOT characteristic of the editing in Sergei Eisenstein's October?

Most shot/reverse-shot cuts utilize the eyeline match.

Flashbacks are the most common departure from a 1-2-3 temporal order in Hollywood continuity films.

Precise graphic matching in a narrative context is typical of the films of

The term shot/reverse shot refers to cutting across the axis of action.

Cite at least three techniques of continuity editing that can be found in this scene.What purposes are fulfilled by the selected techniques?

Crosscutting is an editing technique that

A match on action is a common method of breaking the axis of action.

What change in continuity editing has occurred to adapt to the increased number of shots used in films since 1960?

Overlapping editing expands story duration.

In order to create a smooth flow of narrative information, Hollywood films use detailed graphic matches for most cuts.

Film as art: creativity, technology, and business

The significance of film form

Narrative form

The shot: mise-en-scene

The shot: cinematography

Sound in the cinema

Summary: style as a formal system

Film genres

Documentary, experimental, and animated films

Historical changes in film art: conventions and choices, tradition and trends

Filters