Question 1

Film editing may be thought of as the coordination or connection of one shot with the next.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

A match on action

Accepted Answer

A) carries a single movement across two or more shots. 
B) smoothes the transition across a jump cut. 
C) provides a way of avoiding the 180-degree rule. 
D) allows for cheat cuts without violating continuity. 
A) carries a single movement across two or more shots. 
B) smoothes the transition across a jump cut. 
C) provides a way of avoiding the 180-degree rule. 
D) allows for cheat cuts without violating continuity. A

Question 3

In Rear Window,POV editing

Accepted Answer

A) provides the viewer with omniscient access to the murder. 
B) confuses the viewer concerning the actual location of Jeff. 
C) restricts the viewer to Jeff's range of knowledge. 
D) introduces unrestricted access to all of the occurrences in Thorwald's apartment. 
A) provides the viewer with omniscient access to the murder. 
B) confuses the viewer concerning the actual location of Jeff. 
C) restricts the viewer to Jeff's range of knowledge. 
D) introduces unrestricted access to all of the occurrences in Thorwald's apartment. C

Question 4

Contemporary filmmaking differs from that of classical Hollywood in all the following ways except

Accepted Answer

A) more frequent use of close-ups. 
B) less crosscutting. 
C) fewer establishing shots. 
D) increased use of telephoto lens. 
A) more frequent use of close-ups. 
B) less crosscutting. 
C) fewer establishing shots. 
D) increased use of telephoto lens.

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT a significant alternative to the techniques of the continuity system?

Accepted Answer

A) 360-degree space 
B) Nondiegetic inserts 
C) Jump cuts 
D) Cheat cuts 
A) 360-degree space 
B) Nondiegetic inserts 
C) Jump cuts 
D) Cheat cuts

Question 6

Overlapping editing expands story duration.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

A temporal ellipsis in editing

Accepted Answer

A) repeats an action to extend time. 
B) shows parallel actions to repeat time. 
C) eliminates part of the action to condense time. 
D) creates a smooth match on action to eliminate time. 
A) repeats an action to extend time. 
B) shows parallel actions to repeat time. 
C) eliminates part of the action to condense time. 
D) creates a smooth match on action to eliminate time.

Question 8

Discuss how the number of shots in a film has evolved since 1930 and how this has affected the continuity editing system.

Accepted Answer

The number of shots in a film has evolve

Question 9

A match on action is a common method of breaking the axis of action.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

An ordinary modern Hollywood film typically contains about

Accepted Answer

A) 100 to 200 shots. 
B) 5,000 to 10,000 shots. 
C) 40,000 to 50,000 shots. 
D) 1,000 to 3,000 shots. 
A) 100 to 200 shots. 
B) 5,000 to 10,000 shots. 
C) 40,000 to 50,000 shots. 
D) 1,000 to 3,000 shots.

Question 11

Continuity editing is a system for

Accepted Answer

A) rapidly editing on video as the film is being shot. 
B) creating a regular rhythm for a scene. 
C) making shots progressively more rapid during a scene. 
D) for keeping the spatial and temporal relations of a scene clear. 
A) rapidly editing on video as the film is being shot. 
B) creating a regular rhythm for a scene. 
C) making shots progressively more rapid during a scene. 
D) for keeping the spatial and temporal relations of a scene clear.

Question 12

Most shot/reverse-shot cuts utilize the eyeline match.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Films that use a great deal of editing are more "cinematic" than those that rely mostly on long takes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

In the sequence at the gas station in The Birds,Hitchcock utilizes a long and slow camera movement to reframe the complex action.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Digital intra-frame editing allows filmmakers to alter space by

Accepted Answer

A) intercutting two unrelated images to imply a compression of time as well as space. 
B) layering parts of different shots into a single shot. 
C) splicing together multiple frames and using traveling mattes to produce a fast-forward effect. 
D) utilizing mismatched shots in a conversation sequence to hide their flaws. 
A) intercutting two unrelated images to imply a compression of time as well as space. 
B) layering parts of different shots into a single shot. 
C) splicing together multiple frames and using traveling mattes to produce a fast-forward effect. 
D) utilizing mismatched shots in a conversation sequence to hide their flaws.

Question 16

POV editing in Rear Window violates the 180-degree rule.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The 180-degree system is designed to

Accepted Answer

A) ensure consistent screen direction across cuts. 
B) create smooth,unnoticeable matches on action across elliptical cuts. 
C) allow the camera to cut from action in one location to action elsewhere. 
D) avoid cutting in the middle of a camera movement to a static framing. 
A) ensure consistent screen direction across cuts. 
B) create smooth,unnoticeable matches on action across elliptical cuts. 
C) allow the camera to cut from action in one location to action elsewhere. 
D) avoid cutting in the middle of a camera movement to a static framing.

Question 18

In editing,rhythm depends on the patterning of shot lengths.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Lev Kuleshov's discovery,termed the "Kuleshov effect," suggests that

Accepted Answer

A) regular graphic matching always enhances the narrative clarity of a scene. 
B) the spectator's center of attention should be kept in the middle of the screen from one shot to the next. 
C) even if no establishing shot is shown,spectators will still assume that objects in separate shots are near one another. 
D) spectators tend not to notice editing if matches on action and shot/reverse shots are consistently used. 
A) regular graphic matching always enhances the narrative clarity of a scene. 
B) the spectator's center of attention should be kept in the middle of the screen from one shot to the next. 
C) even if no establishing shot is shown,spectators will still assume that objects in separate shots are near one another. 
D) spectators tend not to notice editing if matches on action and shot/reverse shots are consistently used.

Question 20

Precise graphic matching in a narrative context is typical of the films of

Accepted Answer

A) Stan Brakhage. 
B) Yasujiro Ozu. 
C) Andy Warhol. 
D) Bruce Conner. 
A) Stan Brakhage. 
B) Yasujiro Ozu. 
C) Andy Warhol. 
D) Bruce Conner.

Film editing may be thought of as the coordination or connection of one shot with the next.

A match on action

In Rear Window,POV editing

Contemporary filmmaking differs from that of classical Hollywood in all the following ways except

Which of the following is NOT a significant alternative to the techniques of the continuity system?

Overlapping editing expands story duration.

A temporal ellipsis in editing

Discuss how the number of shots in a film has evolved since 1930 and how this has affected the continuity editing system.

A match on action is a common method of breaking the axis of action.

An ordinary modern Hollywood film typically contains about

Continuity editing is a system for

Most shot/reverse-shot cuts utilize the eyeline match.

Films that use a great deal of editing are more "cinematic" than those that rely mostly on long takes.

In the sequence at the gas station in The Birds,Hitchcock utilizes a long and slow camera movement to reframe the complex action.

Digital intra-frame editing allows filmmakers to alter space by

POV editing in Rear Window violates the 180-degree rule.

The 180-degree system is designed to

In editing,rhythm depends on the patterning of shot lengths.

Lev Kuleshov's discovery,termed the "Kuleshov effect," suggests that

Precise graphic matching in a narrative context is typical of the films of

Film As Art

The Significance of Film Form

Narrative Form

The Shot- Mise-EN-Scene

The Shot- Cinema-to-Graphy

Sound in the Cinema

Summary- Style and Film Form

Film Genres

Documentary, Experimental, and Animated Films

Historical Changes in Film Art

Filters

Exam 6: The Relation of Shot to Shot- Editing

Film editing may be thought of as the coordination or connection of one shot with the next.

A match on action

In Rear Window,POV editing

Contemporary filmmaking differs from that of classical Hollywood in all the following ways except

Which of the following is NOT a significant alternative to the techniques of the continuity system?

Overlapping editing expands story duration.

A temporal ellipsis in editing

Discuss how the number of shots in a film has evolved since 1930 and how this has affected the continuity editing system.

A match on action is a common method of breaking the axis of action.

An ordinary modern Hollywood film typically contains about

Continuity editing is a system for

Most shot/reverse-shot cuts utilize the eyeline match.

Films that use a great deal of editing are more "cinematic" than those that rely mostly on long takes.

In the sequence at the gas station in The Birds,Hitchcock utilizes a long and slow camera movement to reframe the complex action.

Digital intra-frame editing allows filmmakers to alter space by

POV editing in Rear Window violates the 180-degree rule.

The 180-degree system is designed to

In editing,rhythm depends on the patterning of shot lengths.

Lev Kuleshov's discovery,termed the "Kuleshov effect," suggests that

Precise graphic matching in a narrative context is typical of the films of

Film As Art

The Significance of Film Form

Narrative Form

The Shot- Mise-EN-Scene

The Shot- Cinema-to-Graphy

Sound in the Cinema

Summary- Style and Film Form

Film Genres

Documentary, Experimental, and Animated Films

Historical Changes in Film Art

Filters