CTVA 250 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS ANSWERED CORRECTLY LATEST UPDATE 2026
Cinematographer/Director of Picture - Answers Head of the Camera Department
Camera Operator - Answers Handles the Camera
1st AC - Answers Focus puller
2nd AC - Answers Operates clapper board/Oversees Camera Equipment Transportation
Film Loader - Answers Transfers Film
DIT - Answers Manages Data on Set
Montage Editing - Answers Developed by the Soviets in the 1920's, emphasizes dynamic editing,
Allows the filmmaker to tell a story but its less realistic
The Kuleshov effect - Answers When two shots are joined, they create meaning and significance
Elliptical Editing - Answers Using transition that omits part of an event, causing an ellipsis in story and
plot
Rough Cut - Answers First Attempt at shaping a film
Fine Cut - Answers When basic order is set and scenes/transitions are polished
Picture Lock - Answers The final cut of a film
Insert Shot (Diegetic) - Answers Insert Shots that exist within the story
Insert Shot (Non-diegetic - Answers Insert Shots that exist outside of the story
Reaction Shot - Answers A shot that cuts away from the main action to get a reaction of a character
Match Cutting - Answers An editing technique that has 2 matching shots cut across from eachother
Jump Cut - Answers the elimination of a strip of insignificant action from a continuous shot or a
disconcerting joining of two shots that do not match in action and continuity.
Fade - Answers A transition that slowly changes the first scene into something else, usually to black.
Dissolve - Answers Passage of time/Connection two scenes by fading one scene out and one scene in
Intercutting/Paralell Editing/Cross Cutting - Answers Alternating shots of two or more lines of action
occurring in different places but simultaneously.
Reverse Shot - Answers A shot in a sequence that is taken from the reverse angle of the shot previous
to it.
Wipe - Answers A line that passes across the screen, dynamic and noticeable
ADR - Answers Automatic Dialogue Replacement: Recreating Dialogue after the scenes have been
shot
Dailies - Answers The footage shot by the end of each working day.
Selects - Answers the director's chosen takes to use in editing a scene
Assembly - Answers Putting together media clips in the order that they will appear on screen.
Graphic Match - Answers two successive shots joined so as to create a strong similarity of
compositional elements
Eyeline Match - Answers Two shots edited to show the actor looking in a direction and what the actor
is looking at
Matched Action - Answers When the camera cuts to different angles during a similar movement
Overlapping editing - Answers Using cuts that repeat part of or an entire action to expand its viewing
Continuity Editing - Answers A system of cutting to maintain continuous and clear narrative action.
Foley - Answers Fabricating Sound Effect to sync with picture
Ambient Sound - Answers the background audio of a room or location
Room tone - Answers "silence" recorded on location; only background noise is captured
Spotting Sheet - Answers A paper that indicates what sounds are needed and when for a video
production
Splitting Tracks/Track Building - Answers Isolating aspects on an audio track into multiple tracks
Checkerboarding - Answers Sorting Audio Tracks in a group into a checkerboard patter
Sweetening - Answers Post-production process of adding music and sound effects or otherwise
enhancing the existing audio with filters and other effects.
Audio Crossfading - Answers The transition between 2 audios where you fade one out while
simulatenously fading another in
J and L Cuts - Answers An editing technique where the audio can either come before or after a video
cut
Straight Cuts - Answers cuts the picture and sound on the same frame
Sound Motifs - Answers Sound effects that can be associated with a particular character or situation
throughout the film
Cinematographer/Director of Picture - Answers Head of the Camera Department
Camera Operator - Answers Handles the Camera
1st AC - Answers Focus puller
2nd AC - Answers Operates clapper board/Oversees Camera Equipment Transportation
Film Loader - Answers Transfers Film
DIT - Answers Manages Data on Set
Montage Editing - Answers Developed by the Soviets in the 1920's, emphasizes dynamic editing,
Allows the filmmaker to tell a story but its less realistic
The Kuleshov effect - Answers When two shots are joined, they create meaning and significance
Elliptical Editing - Answers Using transition that omits part of an event, causing an ellipsis in story and
plot
Rough Cut - Answers First Attempt at shaping a film
Fine Cut - Answers When basic order is set and scenes/transitions are polished
Picture Lock - Answers The final cut of a film
Insert Shot (Diegetic) - Answers Insert Shots that exist within the story
Insert Shot (Non-diegetic - Answers Insert Shots that exist outside of the story
Reaction Shot - Answers A shot that cuts away from the main action to get a reaction of a character
Match Cutting - Answers An editing technique that has 2 matching shots cut across from eachother
Jump Cut - Answers the elimination of a strip of insignificant action from a continuous shot or a
disconcerting joining of two shots that do not match in action and continuity.
Fade - Answers A transition that slowly changes the first scene into something else, usually to black.
Dissolve - Answers Passage of time/Connection two scenes by fading one scene out and one scene in
Intercutting/Paralell Editing/Cross Cutting - Answers Alternating shots of two or more lines of action
occurring in different places but simultaneously.
Reverse Shot - Answers A shot in a sequence that is taken from the reverse angle of the shot previous
to it.
Wipe - Answers A line that passes across the screen, dynamic and noticeable
ADR - Answers Automatic Dialogue Replacement: Recreating Dialogue after the scenes have been
shot
Dailies - Answers The footage shot by the end of each working day.
Selects - Answers the director's chosen takes to use in editing a scene
Assembly - Answers Putting together media clips in the order that they will appear on screen.
Graphic Match - Answers two successive shots joined so as to create a strong similarity of
compositional elements
Eyeline Match - Answers Two shots edited to show the actor looking in a direction and what the actor
is looking at
Matched Action - Answers When the camera cuts to different angles during a similar movement
Overlapping editing - Answers Using cuts that repeat part of or an entire action to expand its viewing
Continuity Editing - Answers A system of cutting to maintain continuous and clear narrative action.
Foley - Answers Fabricating Sound Effect to sync with picture
Ambient Sound - Answers the background audio of a room or location
Room tone - Answers "silence" recorded on location; only background noise is captured
Spotting Sheet - Answers A paper that indicates what sounds are needed and when for a video
production
Splitting Tracks/Track Building - Answers Isolating aspects on an audio track into multiple tracks
Checkerboarding - Answers Sorting Audio Tracks in a group into a checkerboard patter
Sweetening - Answers Post-production process of adding music and sound effects or otherwise
enhancing the existing audio with filters and other effects.
Audio Crossfading - Answers The transition between 2 audios where you fade one out while
simulatenously fading another in
J and L Cuts - Answers An editing technique where the audio can either come before or after a video
cut
Straight Cuts - Answers cuts the picture and sound on the same frame
Sound Motifs - Answers Sound effects that can be associated with a particular character or situation
throughout the film
