Question 1

How does shot/reverse shot fool viewers in order to achieve continuity?

Accepted Answer

A)  by linking together shots on-screen that could have been recorded at completely different moments 
B)  by suggesting narrative events that cannot have possibly occurred 
C)  by giving more screen time to characters who don't play major roles in the film 
D)  by making it appear as if two characters are talking together when they are not 
E)  by placing shots in an order that is chronologically out of order 
A)  by linking together shots on-screen that could have been recorded at completely different moments 
B)  by suggesting narrative events that cannot have possibly occurred 
C)  by giving more screen time to characters who don't play major roles in the film 
D)  by making it appear as if two characters are talking together when they are not 
E)  by placing shots in an order that is chronologically out of order

Question 2

The entrance of Li'l Zé into the frame when he runs into Rocket in the opening sequence of City of God is filmed as a slow-motion shot. Why?

Accepted Answer

Slow motion places emphasis on the signi

Question 3

Which of the following is an example of a shot/reverse shot editing sequence?

Accepted Answer

A)  a shot of a character looking offscreen and then a shot of the object that character is looking at 
B)  a shot of a character and then a shot of the same character from an angle 30 degrees or more removed from the first shot 
C)  a shot of a character moving through space and then another shot of the same character moving through space; both shots "match" so that the movement appears fluid and the cut is not conspicuous 
D)  an establishing shot of a location and then a closer shot of a character in that location 
E)  a shot of a character and then a shot of another character who is facing the first 
A)  a shot of a character looking offscreen and then a shot of the object that character is looking at 
B)  a shot of a character and then a shot of the same character from an angle 30 degrees or more removed from the first shot 
C)  a shot of a character moving through space and then another shot of the same character moving through space; both shots "match" so that the movement appears fluid and the cut is not conspicuous 
D)  an establishing shot of a location and then a closer shot of a character in that location 
E)  a shot of a character and then a shot of another character who is facing the first

Question 4

Which of the following categorizes repeated shots of a man sharpening knives in the opening sequence of City of God?

Accepted Answer

A)  match cut 
B)  master shot 
C)  shot/reverse shot 
D)  pattern 
E)  fade-in/fade-out 
A)  match cut 
B)  master shot 
C)  shot/reverse shot 
D)  pattern 
E)  fade-in/fade-out

Question 5

The 180-degree system is

Accepted Answer

A)  a rule that can never be violated. 
B)  a convention that can be broken. 
C)  a restriction on artistic freedom. 
D)  a guideline for directors to carefully work around. 
E)  an obsolete principle held over from the early days of filmmaking. 
A)  a rule that can never be violated. 
B)  a convention that can be broken. 
C)  a restriction on artistic freedom. 
D)  a guideline for directors to carefully work around. 
E)  an obsolete principle held over from the early days of filmmaking.

Question 6

What is the purpose of keeping the camera on one and only one side of the axis of action?

Accepted Answer

A)  The resulting shots disorient the viewer as to what is happening in the scene. 
B)  The resulting shots orient the viewer as to what is happening in the scene. 
C)  The resulting shots alienate the viewer in regard to what is happening in the scene. 
D)  The resulting shots allow the viewer to question what is happening in the scene. 
E)  The resulting shots position the viewer as an intruder in regard to what is happening in the scene. 
A)  The resulting shots disorient the viewer as to what is happening in the scene. 
B)  The resulting shots orient the viewer as to what is happening in the scene. 
C)  The resulting shots alienate the viewer in regard to what is happening in the scene. 
D)  The resulting shots allow the viewer to question what is happening in the scene. 
E)  The resulting shots position the viewer as an intruder in regard to what is happening in the scene.

Question 7

What is a common ratio of unused to used footage in Hollywood productions?

Accepted Answer

A)  100 to 1 
B)  50 to 1 
C)  20 to 1 
D)  10 to 1 
E)  1 to 1 
A)  100 to 1 
B)  50 to 1 
C)  20 to 1 
D)  10 to 1 
E)  1 to 1

Question 8

What is parallel editing?

Accepted Answer

A)  the cutting together of two or more lines of action that occur simultaneously at different locations 
B)  the cutting together of two or more shots of the same character as he or she moves across space 
C)  the cutting together of two or more shots that link eyelines 
D)  the cutting together of two or more shots that signals a long passage of time 
E)  the cutting together of two or more shots that have nothing explicitly to do with one another 
A)  the cutting together of two or more lines of action that occur simultaneously at different locations 
B)  the cutting together of two or more shots of the same character as he or she moves across space 
C)  the cutting together of two or more shots that link eyelines 
D)  the cutting together of two or more shots that signals a long passage of time 
E)  the cutting together of two or more shots that have nothing explicitly to do with one another

Question 9

Discuss a scene of discontinuity editing using jump cuts in the seminal French New Wave film Breathless (1960).

Accepted Answer

First example: The scene that opens Jean

Question 10

How does a film editor typically fulfill his or her responsibilities for the spatial relationships between shots?

Accepted Answer

A)  by disregarding how audiences understand the space inhabited by the characters on-screen 
B)  by placing shots together so that the sense of the overall space suggested on-screen shifts and expands 
C)  by using only close-up shots 
D)  by using only establishing shots 
E)  by adhering to violations of the 180-degree rule 
A)  by disregarding how audiences understand the space inhabited by the characters on-screen 
B)  by placing shots together so that the sense of the overall space suggested on-screen shifts and expands 
C)  by using only close-up shots 
D)  by using only establishing shots 
E)  by adhering to violations of the 180-degree rule

Question 11

Which of the following is an element that the film editor does NOT manipulate?

Accepted Answer

A)  mise-en-scène 
B)  spatial relationships between shots 
C)  spatial relationships between characters, objects, and their surroundings 
D)  temporal relationships between shots 
E)  the overall rhythm of the film 
A)  mise-en-scène 
B)  spatial relationships between shots 
C)  spatial relationships between characters, objects, and their surroundings 
D)  temporal relationships between shots 
E)  the overall rhythm of the film

Question 12

What is screen direction?

Accepted Answer

A)  a screen appearing to move in a theater based on optical illusion 
B)  camera movement in relation to the static position of a film screen 
C)  filmmakers directing movies to fit movie theater screens 
D)  the way direction takes precedence over all other aspects of movie production 
E)  direction of a figure's or object's movement on the screen 
A)  a screen appearing to move in a theater based on optical illusion 
B)  camera movement in relation to the static position of a film screen 
C)  filmmakers directing movies to fit movie theater screens 
D)  the way direction takes precedence over all other aspects of movie production 
E)  direction of a figure's or object's movement on the screen

Question 13

What is the advantage of the style of editing that presents a cumulative series of details from different viewpoints?

Accepted Answer

It enables the director to create a sens

Question 14

How does an editor control the rhythm of a film?

Accepted Answer

A)  by timing sound track music correctly to edited shots 
B)  by making sure edited shots match each other in terms of continuity 
C)  by following each shot with a counter-shot that reverses the field of the previous one 
D)  by forcing shots to be part of the same montage sequence even if they don't make logical sense when placed together 
E)  by varying the duration of the shots in relation to one another and thus controlling their speed and accents 
A)  by timing sound track music correctly to edited shots 
B)  by making sure edited shots match each other in terms of continuity 
C)  by following each shot with a counter-shot that reverses the field of the previous one 
D)  by forcing shots to be part of the same montage sequence even if they don't make logical sense when placed together 
E)  by varying the duration of the shots in relation to one another and thus controlling their speed and accents

Question 15

What is a montage sequence?

Accepted Answer

A)  the creation of a sense or meaning not proper to the images themselves but derived exclusively from their juxtaposition 
B)  The various forms of editing that expressed ideas developed by Eisenstein, Kuleshov, Pudovkin, and other Soviet filmmakers of the 1920s 
C)  a string of shots, often with superimpositions and optical effects, which shows a condensed series of events 
D)  nonelliptical editing 
E)  continuity editing 
A)  the creation of a sense or meaning not proper to the images themselves but derived exclusively from their juxtaposition 
B)  The various forms of editing that expressed ideas developed by Eisenstein, Kuleshov, Pudovkin, and other Soviet filmmakers of the 1920s 
C)  a string of shots, often with superimpositions and optical effects, which shows a condensed series of events 
D)  nonelliptical editing 
E)  continuity editing

How does shot/reverse shot fool viewers in order to achieve continuity?

The entrance of Li'l Zé into the frame when he runs into Rocket in the opening sequence of City of God is filmed as a slow-motion shot. Why?

Which of the following is an example of a shot/reverse shot editing sequence?

Which of the following categorizes repeated shots of a man sharpening knives in the opening sequence of City of God?

The 180-degree system is

What is the purpose of keeping the camera on one and only one side of the axis of action?

What is a common ratio of unused to used footage in Hollywood productions?

What is parallel editing?

Discuss a scene of discontinuity editing using jump cuts in the seminal French New Wave film Breathless (1960).

How does a film editor typically fulfill his or her responsibilities for the spatial relationships between shots?

Which of the following is an element that the film editor does NOT manipulate?

What is screen direction?

What is the advantage of the style of editing that presents a cumulative series of details from different viewpoints?

How does an editor control the rhythm of a film?

What is a montage sequence?

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Exam 8: Editing

How does shot/reverse shot fool viewers in order to achieve continuity?

The entrance of Li'l Zé into the frame when he runs into Rocket in the opening sequence of City of God is filmed as a slow-motion shot. Why?

Which of the following is an example of a shot/reverse shot editing sequence?

Which of the following categorizes repeated shots of a man sharpening knives in the opening sequence of City of God?

The 180-degree system is

What is the purpose of keeping the camera on one and only one side of the axis of action?

What is a common ratio of unused to used footage in Hollywood productions?

What is parallel editing?

Discuss a scene of discontinuity editing using jump cuts in the seminal French New Wave film Breathless (1960).

How does a film editor typically fulfill his or her responsibilities for the spatial relationships between shots?

Which of the following is an element that the film editor does NOT manipulate?

What is screen direction?

What is the advantage of the style of editing that presents a cumulative series of details from different viewpoints?

How does an editor control the rhythm of a film?

What is a montage sequence?

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