Chapter 8 Film Quiz
What is the process of selecting, arranging, and assembling the essential components
of a movie (visual, sound, and special effects) to tell a story in a unique way? - answer
editing
The editing technique of joining together two shots is called ____________. - answer
cutting
The effect of perceiving spatial continuity between two shots, including two shots filmed
at different times in different places, is called ____________. - answer the Kuleshov
effect
Kuleshov demonstrated a creative capacity of film editing that editors still use: the
juxtaposition of images to create new meaning not present in any single shot by itself
(pp. 289-91).
A montage sequence is an editing technique that condenses a series of events into a
sequence of shots. Which clip illustrates this technique? - answer Death to the Tinman
An editor's control of _____________ can determine the pace or rhythm of a movie. -
answerduration
he two major approaches to editing are continuity editing and discontinuity editing.
Which clip represents discontinuity editing? - answerSnapshot
Which clip includes the editing strategy known as shot/reverse shot? - answerSnapshot
this is the only clip that represents shot/reverse shot, an editing strategy that joins
together two characters in shots that were not necessarily filmed in the same time or
location (though they often are). (pp. 287, 304-5).
The master shot orients the viewer in preparation for the shots that follow. Which clip
illustrates a series of shots that includes a master shot? - answerSnapshot
One of the main functions of the master shot is to orient the viewer (pp. 286-87). In this
clip, the master shot is the first shot we see, and it orients by demonstrating the spatial
relationship between the two characters. See also 305-6.
Why is the axis of action also called the 180-degree system? - answerThere are 180
degrees of space on the chosen side of the axis of action in which the camera may be
placed to preserve screen direction.
What is the process of selecting, arranging, and assembling the essential components
of a movie (visual, sound, and special effects) to tell a story in a unique way? - answer
editing
The editing technique of joining together two shots is called ____________. - answer
cutting
The effect of perceiving spatial continuity between two shots, including two shots filmed
at different times in different places, is called ____________. - answer the Kuleshov
effect
Kuleshov demonstrated a creative capacity of film editing that editors still use: the
juxtaposition of images to create new meaning not present in any single shot by itself
(pp. 289-91).
A montage sequence is an editing technique that condenses a series of events into a
sequence of shots. Which clip illustrates this technique? - answer Death to the Tinman
An editor's control of _____________ can determine the pace or rhythm of a movie. -
answerduration
he two major approaches to editing are continuity editing and discontinuity editing.
Which clip represents discontinuity editing? - answerSnapshot
Which clip includes the editing strategy known as shot/reverse shot? - answerSnapshot
this is the only clip that represents shot/reverse shot, an editing strategy that joins
together two characters in shots that were not necessarily filmed in the same time or
location (though they often are). (pp. 287, 304-5).
The master shot orients the viewer in preparation for the shots that follow. Which clip
illustrates a series of shots that includes a master shot? - answerSnapshot
One of the main functions of the master shot is to orient the viewer (pp. 286-87). In this
clip, the master shot is the first shot we see, and it orients by demonstrating the spatial
relationship between the two characters. See also 305-6.
Why is the axis of action also called the 180-degree system? - answerThere are 180
degrees of space on the chosen side of the axis of action in which the camera may be
placed to preserve screen direction.
