Question 1

What happens when the cameras shoot from both sides of the motion vector line?

Accepted Answer

A)  the object will be shown moving in the same direction 
B)  the object will be shown moving in opposite directions 
C)  the object will be shown moving toward the opposite camera 
D)  the object will be shown moving away from the camera 
E)  the principles of complexity editing will be violated 
A)  the object will be shown moving in the same direction 
B)  the object will be shown moving in opposite directions 
C)  the object will be shown moving toward the opposite camera 
D)  the object will be shown moving away from the camera 
E)  the principles of complexity editing will be violated B

Question 2

What is the major criterion for continuity editing?

Accepted Answer

A)  the shot sequence must show the same talent 
B)  the story of the program shown must be related to the previous one 
C)  the shots must connect seamlessly 
D)  the clips must have the same length 
E)  the clips must have the same rhythm 
A)  the shot sequence must show the same talent 
B)  the story of the program shown must be related to the previous one 
C)  the shots must connect seamlessly 
D)  the clips must have the same length 
E)  the clips must have the same rhythm C

Question 3

A noticeable shift in a subject's position indicates that an error was made while editing a wedding ceremony. What is the error called?

Accepted Answer

A)  an obvious cut 
B)  an out-of-sequence cut 
C)  a jump cut 
D)  a complexity cut 
E)  a vector cut 
A)  an obvious cut 
B)  an out-of-sequence cut 
C)  a jump cut 
D)  a complexity cut 
E)  a vector cut C

Question 4

Which of the following would be a violation of the ethics of editing?

Accepted Answer

A)  using stock footage of snow on a weather report 
B)  showing a camera operator with camera as a cutaway 
C)  cutting the second part of a senator's statement that started with "however" 
D)  inserting close-up reaction shots of a reporter that were shot immediately after an interview 
E)  adding gunfire to the sound track of a restaged World War I battle scene 
A)  using stock footage of snow on a weather report 
B)  showing a camera operator with camera as a cutaway 
C)  cutting the second part of a senator's statement that started with "however" 
D)  inserting close-up reaction shots of a reporter that were shot immediately after an interview 
E)  adding gunfire to the sound track of a restaged World War I battle scene

Question 5

Which of the following is not a basic editing function?

Accepted Answer

A)  combine 
B)  build 
C)  correct 
D)  foreshadow 
E)  shorten 
A)  combine 
B)  build 
C)  correct 
D)  foreshadow 
E)  shorten

Question 6

What is one of the primary functions of complexity editing?

Accepted Answer

A)  to aid continuity 
B)  to show the production complexity 
C)  to clarify a scene 
D)  to advance the story 
E)  to intensify a scene 
A)  to aid continuity 
B)  to show the production complexity 
C)  to clarify a scene 
D)  to advance the story 
E)  to intensify a scene

Question 7

What does a mental map tell us?

Accepted Answer

A)  where things are supposed to be in on-screen space only 
B)  where things are supposed to be in on- and off-screen space 
C)  how to quickly identify jump cuts 
D)  how to locate the next shot according to the rehearsed sequence 
E)  where things are supposed to be in off-screen space only 
A)  where things are supposed to be in on-screen space only 
B)  where things are supposed to be in on- and off-screen space 
C)  how to quickly identify jump cuts 
D)  how to locate the next shot according to the rehearsed sequence 
E)  where things are supposed to be in off-screen space only

Question 8

How do vectors help establish a mental map?

Accepted Answer

A)  they represent principal on- and off-screen directions 
B)  they preserve x-axis motion 
C)  they are extensions of the camera field of view 
D)  they are extensions of the camera POV 
E)  they represent optimal compositional screen divisions 
A)  they represent principal on- and off-screen directions 
B)  they preserve x-axis motion 
C)  they are extensions of the camera field of view 
D)  they are extensions of the camera POV 
E)  they represent optimal compositional screen divisions

Question 9

What is a vector line?

Accepted Answer

A)  a line on the studio floor beyond which a camera should not travel 
B)  a line that indicates the principal talent blocking 
C)  an extension of a graphic vector along the z-axis 
D)  a virtual line established by two people facing each other or an extension of an object motion 
E)  the horizon line 
A)  a line on the studio floor beyond which a camera should not travel 
B)  a line that indicates the principal talent blocking 
C)  an extension of a graphic vector along the z-axis 
D)  a virtual line established by two people facing each other or an extension of an object motion 
E)  the horizon line

Question 10

What is a collision montage?

Accepted Answer

A)  a shot series that clashes opposite events to generate or reinforce a basic idea 
B)  a series of jump cuts 
C)  a multiple-screen digital video effect 
D)  a special effect in which two objects collide 
E)  a slow-motion view of a converging motion vectors 
A)  a shot series that clashes opposite events to generate or reinforce a basic idea 
B)  a series of jump cuts 
C)  a multiple-screen digital video effect 
D)  a special effect in which two objects collide 
E)  a slow-motion view of a converging motion vectors

What happens when the cameras shoot from both sides of the motion vector line?

What is the major criterion for continuity editing?

A noticeable shift in a subject's position indicates that an error was made while editing a wedding ceremony. What is the error called?

Which of the following would be a violation of the ethics of editing?

Which of the following is not a basic editing function?

What is one of the primary functions of complexity editing?

What does a mental map tell us?

How do vectors help establish a mental map?

What is a vector line?

What is a collision montage?

The Television Production Process

The Producer in Preproduction

The Script

The Director in Preproduction

Analog and Digital Television

The Television Camera

Lenses

Camera Operation and Picture Composition

Audio: Sound Pickup

Audio: Sound Control

Lighting

Techniques of Television Lighting

Video-Recording and Storage Systems

Switching, or Instantaneous Editing

Design

Television Talent

The Director in Production

Field Production and Big Remotes

Postproduction Editing: How It Works

Filters

Exam 20: Editing Functions and Principles

What happens when the cameras shoot from both sides of the motion vector line?

What is the major criterion for continuity editing?

A noticeable shift in a subject's position indicates that an error was made while editing a wedding ceremony. What is the error called?

Which of the following would be a violation of the ethics of editing?

Which of the following is not a basic editing function?

What is one of the primary functions of complexity editing?

What does a mental map tell us?

How do vectors help establish a mental map?

What is a vector line?

What is a collision montage?

The Television Production Process

The Producer in Preproduction

The Script

The Director in Preproduction

Analog and Digital Television

The Television Camera

Lenses

Camera Operation and Picture Composition

Audio: Sound Pickup

Audio: Sound Control

Lighting

Techniques of Television Lighting

Video-Recording and Storage Systems

Switching, or Instantaneous Editing

Design

Television Talent

The Director in Production

Field Production and Big Remotes

Postproduction Editing: How It Works

Filters