C228 Midterm Exam Questions
What is nat-pop? (8E) -Correct Answer ✔ ✔ bringing in a natural
sound burst into your video
What is a j-cut? (8E) -Correct Answer ✔ ✔ when you hear audio
from a shot then you see the video. you make the letter j visually in
the timeline (video before audio)
What is an l-cut? (8E) -Correct Answer ✔ ✔ when you cut to
different video but the audio from that previous shot remains (video
before audio)
What are examples of transitions? (8E) -Correct Answer ✔ ✔ cut,
cutaway, cross cut, jump cut, match cut, fade, dissolve, smash cut, iris,
wipe
,What is a cut away? (8E) -Correct Answer ✔ ✔ adding to the story.
interruption of a continuously filmed action by inserting a view of
something else.
What is a cross cut? (8E) -Correct Answer ✔ ✔ to establish action
occurring at the same time in 2 different locations
What is a jump cut? (8E) -Correct Answer ✔ ✔ make an abrupt
transition from one scene to another (should be avoided in continuity
editing)
What is a match cut? (8E) -Correct Answer ✔ ✔ when director cuts
from one scene to a completely different scene but keeps objects
from the last one graphically matched to establish continuity/flow.
What is montage? (8E) -Correct Answer ✔ ✔ a series of shots cut
to condense time, space, and info
What is a smash cut? (8E) -Correct Answer ✔ ✔ one scene abruptly
cuts to another for aesthetic, narrative, or emotional purpose
, What is iris? (8E) -Correct Answer ✔ ✔ measured in f-stops; the
bigger stop the smaller hole
What is elliptical editing? (8E) -Correct Answer ✔ ✔ allows an
event's duration on-screen to be shorter than its duration in the story
What is cutting on action? (8E) -Correct Answer ✔ ✔ the editor
cuts from one shot to another view that matches the first shot's
action (similar to match cut)
What are the 5 points of 5 point lighting? (2L) -Correct Answer ✔ ✔
key, fill, back, background, accent
What is the key light? (2L) -Correct Answer ✔ ✔ the primary light
(strong)
Where is the key light positioned? (2L) -Correct Answer ✔ ✔ next
to the interviewer, along the nose of the subject, slightly higher
What is the purpose of the key light? (2L) -Correct Answer ✔ ✔ to
illuminate the subjects face
What is nat-pop? (8E) -Correct Answer ✔ ✔ bringing in a natural
sound burst into your video
What is a j-cut? (8E) -Correct Answer ✔ ✔ when you hear audio
from a shot then you see the video. you make the letter j visually in
the timeline (video before audio)
What is an l-cut? (8E) -Correct Answer ✔ ✔ when you cut to
different video but the audio from that previous shot remains (video
before audio)
What are examples of transitions? (8E) -Correct Answer ✔ ✔ cut,
cutaway, cross cut, jump cut, match cut, fade, dissolve, smash cut, iris,
wipe
,What is a cut away? (8E) -Correct Answer ✔ ✔ adding to the story.
interruption of a continuously filmed action by inserting a view of
something else.
What is a cross cut? (8E) -Correct Answer ✔ ✔ to establish action
occurring at the same time in 2 different locations
What is a jump cut? (8E) -Correct Answer ✔ ✔ make an abrupt
transition from one scene to another (should be avoided in continuity
editing)
What is a match cut? (8E) -Correct Answer ✔ ✔ when director cuts
from one scene to a completely different scene but keeps objects
from the last one graphically matched to establish continuity/flow.
What is montage? (8E) -Correct Answer ✔ ✔ a series of shots cut
to condense time, space, and info
What is a smash cut? (8E) -Correct Answer ✔ ✔ one scene abruptly
cuts to another for aesthetic, narrative, or emotional purpose
, What is iris? (8E) -Correct Answer ✔ ✔ measured in f-stops; the
bigger stop the smaller hole
What is elliptical editing? (8E) -Correct Answer ✔ ✔ allows an
event's duration on-screen to be shorter than its duration in the story
What is cutting on action? (8E) -Correct Answer ✔ ✔ the editor
cuts from one shot to another view that matches the first shot's
action (similar to match cut)
What are the 5 points of 5 point lighting? (2L) -Correct Answer ✔ ✔
key, fill, back, background, accent
What is the key light? (2L) -Correct Answer ✔ ✔ the primary light
(strong)
Where is the key light positioned? (2L) -Correct Answer ✔ ✔ next
to the interviewer, along the nose of the subject, slightly higher
What is the purpose of the key light? (2L) -Correct Answer ✔ ✔ to
illuminate the subjects face
