Exam 7: Editing

Like many French New Wave films,Band of Outsiders distinguishes itself from American genre films,preferring instead to cultivate its status as part of France's tradition of serious art.

One way narrative sequencing helps develop themes is by inviting comparisons between two distinct points in time.

________ is the attribute of editing in which shot transitions are choreographed with other visual or sound elements,such as lines of dialogue.

Flashbacks typically emphasize important causal factors in a film's fabula.

Editing in The Godfather draws from the tradition of ________.

The title of the film Notorious refers to the film's antagonist,a leader of a group of Nazis actively trying to develop nuclear technology in the years following World War II.

The arrangement of images to depict a unified story time is called ________.

The use of point of view shots in the racetrack scene from Notorious encourages the audience to identify with both Alicia and Devlin,making it clear that both characters are at fault for their failing relationship.

The tempo in editing can be effected by which factor?

Action pictures generally rely on longer takes in order to elicit anticipation in the viewer.

Sergei Eisenstein's October uses collage to compare Kerensky,the leader trying to curtail the revolution's momentum,with a statue of ____________________to suggest that he's become the new emporer.

A(n)________ occurs when a circular mask appears over shot A. The mask gradually constricts around the image until the entire frame is black.

The editing throughout Bonnie and Clyde contrasts the integrity and innocence of the young outlaws with the deceitfulness of the authorities who pursue them.

A tableau shot,common in very early cinema,gives the audience a perspective that ________.

________ is the attribute of editing that invites audiences to compare the visual qualities of two or more joined shots.

The Hollywood standard for editing is called ________ editing.

Failure to adhere to the 30-degree rule can cause editing to feel ________.

The principle that the meaning of a shot is determined not only by the material content of the shot,but also by its association with the preceding and succeeding shots is known as the ________ effect.

A ________ emphasizes the process of time passing by joining several shots,each occurring at a different point in time,to create the illusion of hours,days,months,or even years passing.

Briefly (in 1-2 sentences)define eyeline match.