Exam 10: Editing: Technology and Techniques

Which of the following characteristics of on- and off-line analog video editing is/are true? (circle all that apply)

Matching -_______ A film and videotape editing technique in which at least two playback sources are employed.

SMPTE time code information is not displayed in the "window" on the tape machine monitors where you view the video images.

Matching -______ An imaginary line along which a subject of interest travels or along which eye contact between two subjects is maintained during a sequence of shots.

Matching -______ Also known as "pad video," it's the two seconds of footage inserted immediately preceding the frame of video where a news package actually begins. A)A-B roll editing B)Action axis C)Assemble Editing D)Blacking E)Bin F)B-roll G)Control Track Editors H)Coverage I)Cover shot J)Cutaway shot K)Cut-in shot L)Digitizing (footage) M)Edit Master Tape N)EDL (Edit Decision List) O)Frame Accuracy P)Gigabyte Q)Insert Editing R)Jog S)Jump Cut T)Laundering An EDL U)Leader V)Master shot W)Neutral screen direction X)NLE Y)Nonlinear Editing Z)Off-line Editing Aa)One-Hundred Eighty (180) Degree Rule Bb)On-Line Editing Cc)Pad Video Dd)Pictorial continuity Ee)Playback Tape Ff)Pre-roll Gg)Punch-and-Crunch Editing Hh)Record Tape Ii)Scalable Type Font Jj)Search Kk) Shuttle Ll)Slate Mm)Slop Video Nn)SMPTE Time Code Oo)Story Continuity Pp)Straight Cut Editors Qq)Tail Slate Rr)Terabyte (TB) Ss)VNF

Shot A: Shot B: Shot C: -If Shot A, above, is the first shot in the scene you're editing, which, Shot B, or Shot C, edited onto your scene next, would create an unwanted "jump cut?" A) Shot B B) Shot C C) Shot C

The major advantages of nonlinear over linear editing are (circle any that are correct)

Matching -_______ A feature of computer-based typesetting that allows letters of any size to appear on screen. A)A-B roll editing B)Action axis C)Assemble Editing D)Blacking E)Bin F)B-roll G)Control Track Editors H)Coverage I)Cover shot J)Cutaway shot K)Cut-in shot L)Digitizing (footage) M)Edit Master Tape N)EDL (Edit Decision List) O)Frame Accuracy P)Gigabyte Q)Insert Editing R)Jog S)Jump Cut T)Laundering An EDL U)Leader V)Master shot W)Neutral screen direction X)NLE Y)Nonlinear Editing Z)Off-line Editing Aa)One-Hundred Eighty (180) Degree Rule Bb)On-Line Editing Cc)Pad Video Dd)Pictorial continuity Ee)Playback Tape Ff)Pre-roll Gg)Punch-and-Crunch Editing Hh)Record Tape Ii)Scalable Type Font Jj)Search Kk) Shuttle Ll)Slate Mm)Slop Video Nn)SMPTE Time Code Oo)Story Continuity Pp)Straight Cut Editors Qq)Tail Slate Rr)Terabyte (TB) Ss)VNF

Matching -______ The first of three main purposes of editing, correctly arranging your shots in a manner that best tells your story. A)A-B roll editing B)Action axis C)Assemble Editing D)Blacking E)Bin F)B-roll G)Control Track Editors H)Coverage I)Cover shot J)Cutaway shot K)Cut-in shot L)Digitizing (footage) M)Edit Master Tape N)EDL (Edit Decision List) O)Frame Accuracy P)Gigabyte Q)Insert Editing R)Jog S)Jump Cut T)Laundering An EDL U)Leader V)Master shot W)Neutral screen direction X)NLE Y)Nonlinear Editing Z)Off-line Editing Aa)One-Hundred Eighty (180) Degree Rule Bb)On-Line Editing Cc)Pad Video Dd)Pictorial continuity Ee)Playback Tape Ff)Pre-roll Gg)Punch-and-Crunch Editing Hh)Record Tape Ii)Scalable Type Font Jj)Search Kk) Shuttle Ll)Slate Mm)Slop Video Nn)SMPTE Time Code Oo)Story Continuity Pp)Straight Cut Editors Qq)Tail Slate Rr)Terabyte (TB) Ss)VNF

Matching -______ The function in editing that rewinds tapes a few seconds before their edit points, permitting tape machines to reach normal playing speed before recording begins. A)A-B roll editing B)Action axis C)Assemble Editing D)Blacking E)Bin F)B-roll G)Control Track Editors H)Coverage I)Cover shot J)Cutaway shot K)Cut-in shot L)Digitizing (footage) M)Edit Master Tape N)EDL (Edit Decision List) O)Frame Accuracy P)Gigabyte Q)Insert Editing R)Jog S)Jump Cut T)Laundering An EDL U)Leader V)Master shot W)Neutral screen direction X)NLE Y)Nonlinear Editing Z)Off-line Editing Aa)One-Hundred Eighty (180) Degree Rule Bb)On-Line Editing Cc)Pad Video Dd)Pictorial continuity Ee)Playback Tape Ff)Pre-roll Gg)Punch-and-Crunch Editing Hh)Record Tape Ii)Scalable Type Font Jj)Search Kk) Shuttle Ll)Slate Mm)Slop Video Nn)SMPTE Time Code Oo)Story Continuity Pp)Straight Cut Editors Qq)Tail Slate Rr)Terabyte (TB) Ss)VNF

Matching -______ A shot of subject matter not visible in the previous shot.

Matching -______ A wide shot recording all the action you'll show in an edited sequence composed of cut-in shots.

Matching -______ Information recorded on a program tape ahead of the program itself that provides information about the program along with test signals and a cueing aid.

You begin with an MCU of a person sitting in a chair, then plan to cut to an MLS of the person as she gets up and exits the room. When do you make the cut?

LS/MS/CU is shorthand for Griffith's Formula.

Which one of these statements about assemble and insert edits is true?

Matching -______ A digitized list of instructions enabling equipment in a computerized edit suite to perform a series of edits.

The difference between SMPTE time code and the time code you read on control track analog editing systems is that a unique SMPTE time code number is laid onto each frame of video prior to editing. Control track time code can individually identify each frame of video, but if you push the "reset" button, the numbers change.

Matching -______ Information on the leader of a video production containing important identification information. A)A-B roll editing B)Action axis C)Assemble Editing D)Blacking E)Bin F)B-roll G)Control Track Editors H)Coverage I)Cover shot J)Cutaway shot K)Cut-in shot L)Digitizing (footage) M)Edit Master Tape N)EDL (Edit Decision List) O)Frame Accuracy P)Gigabyte Q)Insert Editing R)Jog S)Jump Cut T)Laundering An EDL U)Leader V)Master shot W)Neutral screen direction X)NLE Y)Nonlinear Editing Z)Off-line Editing Aa)One-Hundred Eighty (180) Degree Rule Bb)On-Line Editing Cc)Pad Video Dd)Pictorial continuity Ee)Playback Tape Ff)Pre-roll Gg)Punch-and-Crunch Editing Hh)Record Tape Ii)Scalable Type Font Jj)Search Kk) Shuttle Ll)Slate Mm)Slop Video Nn)SMPTE Time Code Oo)Story Continuity Pp)Straight Cut Editors Qq)Tail Slate Rr)Terabyte (TB) Ss)VNF