Question 1

What is it that signals to the editor how long to make each shot and with what rhythm to combine them?

Accepted Answer

A)  the depth of the movie's characters 
B)  the type of music used on the movie's sound track 
C)  the average number of takes the director recorded for each shot 
D)  the internal requirements of the movie's narrative 
E)  the amount of overall footage shot for the movie 
A)  the depth of the movie's characters 
B)  the type of music used on the movie's sound track 
C)  the average number of takes the director recorded for each shot 
D)  the internal requirements of the movie's narrative 
E)  the amount of overall footage shot for the movie

Question 2

Which is a quality that discontinuity editing seeks to achieve?

Accepted Answer

A)  logic 
B)  invisibility 
C)  contrast 
D)  sequential flow 
E)  temporal and spatial orientation 
A)  logic 
B)  invisibility 
C)  contrast 
D)  sequential flow 
E)  temporal and spatial orientation

Question 3

Why does the director of City of God use middle and long shots during the opening sequence when the chicken is running through the streets?

Accepted Answer

A)  because they allow closer proximity to an important symbol 
B)  because they give the viewer a wider perspective on the chase and verify the chicken's forward movement 
C)  because they force the viewer to sympathize with the animal 
D)  because they fit into a tightly organized sequence that excludes all handheld shots 
E)  because they show off the film's location shooting 
A)  because they allow closer proximity to an important symbol 
B)  because they give the viewer a wider perspective on the chase and verify the chicken's forward movement 
C)  because they force the viewer to sympathize with the animal 
D)  because they fit into a tightly organized sequence that excludes all handheld shots 
E)  because they show off the film's location shooting

Question 4

Which of the following describes the usual creative role of the film editor?

Accepted Answer

A)  the dominant creative power of the production 
B)  the creative power on equal footing with the director of the production 
C)  a mere technician with no creative power 
D)  a creative force that changes the entire shape of the film 
E)  the creative power who puts his or her talents in the service of the director's vision 
A)  the dominant creative power of the production 
B)  the creative power on equal footing with the director of the production 
C)  a mere technician with no creative power 
D)  a creative force that changes the entire shape of the film 
E)  the creative power who puts his or her talents in the service of the director's vision

Question 5

How does a split screen differ from parallel editing?

Accepted Answer

A)  by only portraying telephone conversations 
B)  by dividing the viewer's attention 
C)  by telling multiple stories within the same frame 
D)  by only telling two stories at a time as opposed to an unlimited number of stories 
E)  It is no different. 
A)  by only portraying telephone conversations 
B)  by dividing the viewer's attention 
C)  by telling multiple stories within the same frame 
D)  by only telling two stories at a time as opposed to an unlimited number of stories 
E)  It is no different.

Question 6

What was the central discovery of Lev Kuleshov?

Accepted Answer

A)  that editing simply consists of joining shots together 
B)  that editing is more important than lighting, acting, and mise-en-scène 
C)  that editing has no effect on the viewer's understanding of narrative 
D)  that two shots must have an actual relationship to one another to affect the viewer 
E)  that two shots need not have any actual relationship to one another to affect the viewer 
A)  that editing simply consists of joining shots together 
B)  that editing is more important than lighting, acting, and mise-en-scène 
C)  that editing has no effect on the viewer's understanding of narrative 
D)  that two shots must have an actual relationship to one another to affect the viewer 
E)  that two shots need not have any actual relationship to one another to affect the viewer

Question 7

When used in continuity editing, shots in a shot/reverse shot sequence are often framed in what way?

Accepted Answer

A)  in extreme close-up 
B)  as establishing shots 
C)  in handheld style 
D)  over the characters' shoulders 
E)  indiscriminately 
A)  in extreme close-up 
B)  as establishing shots 
C)  in handheld style 
D)  over the characters' shoulders 
E)  indiscriminately

Question 8

How are freeze-frames created by an editor?

Accepted Answer

A)  by holding the camera still on a subject 
B)  by making the subject stay perfectly still in front of the camera 
C)  by repeating the same frame for whatever length of time is required for the desired effect 
D)  by stopping the projector on a single image of the movie 
E)  by placing the film in cold-temperature storage 
A)  by holding the camera still on a subject 
B)  by making the subject stay perfectly still in front of the camera 
C)  by repeating the same frame for whatever length of time is required for the desired effect 
D)  by stopping the projector on a single image of the movie 
E)  by placing the film in cold-temperature storage

Question 9

What are the fundamental building blocks of continuity editing?

Accepted Answer

A)  graphic matches and superimpositions 
B)  master shots and the 180-degree system 
C)  jump cuts and violations of the 30-degree rule 
D)  flash-forwards and freeze-frames 
E)  vari-speed motion 
A)  graphic matches and superimpositions 
B)  master shots and the 180-degree system 
C)  jump cuts and violations of the 30-degree rule 
D)  flash-forwards and freeze-frames 
E)  vari-speed motion

Question 10

Explain why it is that montage editing (in the Hollywood sense of the word) is so counterintuitive and potentially unnatural compared to the way human beings see and experience the world.

Accepted Answer

Montage forces viewers to infer correctl

Question 11

Which of the following constitutes a cinematic ellipsis?

Accepted Answer

A)  a character remembering the murder of his father 
B)  a series of shots between a character and the movie he is watching 
C)  a cut between a shot of a woman contemplating diving off the high-dive board and a shot of her emerging from the water 
D)  a sequence of shots showing several characters simultaneously but separately going about their day 
E)  a cut from one character speaking to another character responding to the first 
A)  a character remembering the murder of his father 
B)  a series of shots between a character and the movie he is watching 
C)  a cut between a shot of a woman contemplating diving off the high-dive board and a shot of her emerging from the water 
D)  a sequence of shots showing several characters simultaneously but separately going about their day 
E)  a cut from one character speaking to another character responding to the first

Question 12

What is the basic building block of film editing?

Accepted Answer

A)  the sequence 
B)  the scene 
C)  the shot 
D)  the Kuleshov effect 
E)  montage 
A)  the sequence 
B)  the scene 
C)  the shot 
D)  the Kuleshov effect 
E)  montage

Question 13

Using a single movie scene either as mentioned in the textbook or elsewhere, explain the difference between the technique, craft, and art of editing.

Accepted Answer

In the baptism sequence from The Godfath

Question 14

At one moment in 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), a cut causes an abrupt transition between a shot of a bone thrown in the air by a primitive prehuman and a shot of a spaceship. This cut is shocking and unusual because

Accepted Answer

A)  it signals a shift between radically different genres. 
B)  it implies an immense period of elapsed time. 
C)  it implies a barely perceptible period of elapsed time. 
D)  the shots possess no connection whatsoever. 
E)  the bone turns suddenly into a spaceship. 
A)  it signals a shift between radically different genres. 
B)  it implies an immense period of elapsed time. 
C)  it implies a barely perceptible period of elapsed time. 
D)  the shots possess no connection whatsoever. 
E)  the bone turns suddenly into a spaceship.

Question 15

Why are the shots of Rocket in the opening sequence of City of God relatively stable and of longer duration than the shots of Li'l Zé, which are heavily fragmented and handheld?

Accepted Answer

The parallel action of the sequence cont

Question 16

What is an iris-out?

Accepted Answer

A)  the effect in which the film image dissolves into a circle 
B)  the effect in which the film image starts with a small circle of visible action and then expands out 
C)  the effect in which the film image wipes into a wider circular view 
D)  the effect in which the film image blurs focus 
E)  the effect in which the film image closes in on an image with a gradually tightening circle 
A)  the effect in which the film image dissolves into a circle 
B)  the effect in which the film image starts with a small circle of visible action and then expands out 
C)  the effect in which the film image wipes into a wider circular view 
D)  the effect in which the film image blurs focus 
E)  the effect in which the film image closes in on an image with a gradually tightening circle

Question 17

When the editor cuts away from the chase in the opening sequence to introduce Rocket in the city of God, what is being created?

Accepted Answer

A)  a sequence of parallel action 
B)  a montage sequence 
C)  a graphic match 
D)  a shot/reverse shot sequence 
E)  an eyeline match 
A)  a sequence of parallel action 
B)  a montage sequence 
C)  a graphic match 
D)  a shot/reverse shot sequence 
E)  an eyeline match

Question 18

Graphic matches often repeat ________ and provide a strong ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  actors; visual sense of a connection between them 
B)  similar shapes; direct link between the events and content presented in the two different shots 
C)  odd associations; visual sense of fragmentation and disorientation 
D)  spatial impossibilities; temporal sense of nothingness 
E)  cinematic convention; spatial sense of wholeness 
A)  actors; visual sense of a connection between them 
B)  similar shapes; direct link between the events and content presented in the two different shots 
C)  odd associations; visual sense of fragmentation and disorientation 
D)  spatial impossibilities; temporal sense of nothingness 
E)  cinematic convention; spatial sense of wholeness

Question 19

Why has the typical film editor's job become more involved in the last fifty years?

Accepted Answer

A)  because film editing equipment has become more confusing and less effective 
B)  because audiences have become more discerning about discovering editing mistakes 
C)  because producers now interfere to a far greater extent in the editing process 
D)  because the art of editing is now rarely taught in film schools 
E)  because today's movies run longer and contain more individual shots 
A)  because film editing equipment has become more confusing and less effective 
B)  because audiences have become more discerning about discovering editing mistakes 
C)  because producers now interfere to a far greater extent in the editing process 
D)  because the art of editing is now rarely taught in film schools 
E)  because today's movies run longer and contain more individual shots

Question 20

What does Darren Aronofsky mean by "hip-hop montage" and how does it operate in Requiem for a Dream (2000)?

Accepted Answer

In Requiem for a Dream, a fast 5-second

What is it that signals to the editor how long to make each shot and with what rhythm to combine them?

Which is a quality that discontinuity editing seeks to achieve?

Why does the director of City of God use middle and long shots during the opening sequence when the chicken is running through the streets?

Which of the following describes the usual creative role of the film editor?

How does a split screen differ from parallel editing?

What was the central discovery of Lev Kuleshov?

When used in continuity editing, shots in a shot/reverse shot sequence are often framed in what way?

How are freeze-frames created by an editor?

What are the fundamental building blocks of continuity editing?

Explain why it is that montage editing (in the Hollywood sense of the word) is so counterintuitive and potentially unnatural compared to the way human beings see and experience the world.

Which of the following constitutes a cinematic ellipsis?

What is the basic building block of film editing?

Using a single movie scene either as mentioned in the textbook or elsewhere, explain the difference between the technique, craft, and art of editing.

At one moment in 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), a cut causes an abrupt transition between a shot of a bone thrown in the air by a primitive prehuman and a shot of a spaceship. This cut is shocking and unusual because

Why are the shots of Rocket in the opening sequence of City of God relatively stable and of longer duration than the shots of Li'l Zé, which are heavily fragmented and handheld?

What is an iris-out?

When the editor cuts away from the chase in the opening sequence to introduce Rocket in the city of God, what is being created?

Graphic matches often repeat and provide a strong .

Why has the typical film editor's job become more involved in the last fifty years?

What does Darren Aronofsky mean by "hip-hop montage" and how does it operate in Requiem for a Dream (2000)?

Looking at Movies

Principles of Film Form

Types of Movies

Elements of Narrative

Mise-En-Scène

Cinematography

Acting

Sound

Film History

How the Movies Are Made

Filters

Exam 8: Editing

What is it that signals to the editor how long to make each shot and with what rhythm to combine them?

Which is a quality that discontinuity editing seeks to achieve?

Why does the director of City of God use middle and long shots during the opening sequence when the chicken is running through the streets?

Which of the following describes the usual creative role of the film editor?

How does a split screen differ from parallel editing?

What was the central discovery of Lev Kuleshov?

When used in continuity editing, shots in a shot/reverse shot sequence are often framed in what way?

How are freeze-frames created by an editor?

What are the fundamental building blocks of continuity editing?

Explain why it is that montage editing (in the Hollywood sense of the word) is so counterintuitive and potentially unnatural compared to the way human beings see and experience the world.

Which of the following constitutes a cinematic ellipsis?

What is the basic building block of film editing?

Using a single movie scene either as mentioned in the textbook or elsewhere, explain the difference between the technique, craft, and art of editing.

At one moment in 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), a cut causes an abrupt transition between a shot of a bone thrown in the air by a primitive prehuman and a shot of a spaceship. This cut is shocking and unusual because

Why are the shots of Rocket in the opening sequence of City of God relatively stable and of longer duration than the shots of Li'l Zé, which are heavily fragmented and handheld?

What is an iris-out?

When the editor cuts away from the chase in the opening sequence to introduce Rocket in the city of God, what is being created?

Graphic matches often repeat ________ and provide a strong ________.

Why has the typical film editor's job become more involved in the last fifty years?

What does Darren Aronofsky mean by "hip-hop montage" and how does it operate in Requiem for a Dream (2000)?

Looking at Movies

Principles of Film Form

Types of Movies

Elements of Narrative

Mise-En-Scène

Cinematography

Acting

Sound

Film History

How the Movies Are Made

Filters

Graphic matches often repeat and provide a strong .