Deck 7: Editing

Question 1

Which of the following is an effect of breaking the 180-degree rule?

A) the direction of movement onscreen is reversed
B) the background of the shot changes
C) characters will switch sides of the frame
D) all of the above

Answer 1

D

Question 2

A scene edited in the Hollywood tradition begins with a(n)________.

A) montage
B) close-up
C) establishing shot
D) initiating shot

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Narrative sequencing allows filmmakers to shape the audience's perception of time by ________.

A) condensing or expanding time
B) suggesting that events in different places are happening at the same time
C) rearranging the order in which audiences see events
D) all of these

Answer 3

D

Question 4

In order to evoke the meandering lifestyle of the main characters in Stranger than Paradise,Jim Jarmusch uses only ________ to transition between scenes.

A) fades
B) wipes
C) irises
D) dissolves

Question 5

In Psycho's parlor scene between Marion and Norman,Hitchcock emphasizes when Marion's words upset Norman by ________.

A) cutting away to a close-up shot of a knife
B) cutting away to a close-up of a stuffed bird of prey
C) cutting to a two-shot of both characters
D) changing the shot/reverse shot pattern

Question 6

The standard shot pattern that directors use to film conversations between two characters is ________.

A) shot/reverse shot
B) dialogue shot
C) cross-cut shot
D) back-and-forth shot

Question 7

The principle that the meaning of a shot is determined not only by the material content of the shot,but also by its association with the preceding and succeeding shots is known as the ________ effect.

A) Kuleshov
B) Pudovkin
C) Hitchcock
D) Eisenstein
E) Welles

Question 8

An abrupt shift in the time and space of an action that is not signaled by an appropriate shot transition is a ________.

A) jump cut
B) split cut
C) flop cut
D) bump cut

Question 9

Increasingly short average shot lengths change the way viewers experience film because ________.

A) they allow the audience to respond only to the rhythm of the editing
B) they do not allow audiences to fully comprehend the visual information in each shot
C) they may explain why younger audiences don't appreciate older films
D) All of these are true.

Question 10

Editing in The Godfather draws from the tradition of ________.

A) Soviet montage
B) continuity
C) German Expressionism
D) A and B

Question 11

Failure to adhere to the 30-degree rule can cause editing to feel ________.

A) continuous
B) fragmented
C) dramatically weighted
D) like the tempo is too slow

Question 12

In The Ghost and Mrs.Muir,an eyeline match just before Mrs.Muir undresses for bed allows the audience to see the ________ that has caused her to hesitate and encourages the viewer to share her thought process.

A) portrait
B) dog
C) clock
D) shadow

Question 13

A ________ is when two shots are juxtaposed in a way that emphasizes their visual similarities.

A) two shot
B) match shot
C) gemini shot
D) graphic match

Question 14

The conventional motion picture camera magazine holds less than ________ worth of film stock at a time.

A) 5 minutes
B) 15 minutes
C) 45 minutes
D) 90 minutes

Question 15

The tempo in editing can be effected by which factor?

A) the length of each shot
B) the type of shot transition
C) the musical accompaniment or score
D) A and B
E) A and C

Question 16

Which of the following is NOT an attribute of editing?

A) tempo
B) collage
C) timing
D) scale

Question 17

A tableau shot,common in very early cinema,gives the audience a perspective that ________.

A) is constantly focused on microscopic details
B) is similar to what it would be if the audience were watching a play
C) produces Brechtian distanciation
D) B and C

Question 18

One way in which Band of Outsiders breaks the rules of continuity in order to comment on the nature of cinema is ________.

A) repeating details of a scene from different vantage points
B) quoting a famous poet
C) paying homage to American cinema
D) suggesting the young male characters are motivated primarily by their desire to emulate their favorite movies

Question 19

Which is NOT a type of shot transition?

A) dissolve
B) fade-out/fade-in
C) wipeout
D) iris

Question 20

A ________ shot is a shot that covers the entire scene.The final cut of the scene will combine portions of this shot with reaction shots,cutaways,and B-roll footage.

A) tableau
B) master
C) establishing
D) Foley

Question 21

One reason why filmmakers rely on editing is because it's easier to work with actors who might forget important lines of dialogue or blocking.

Question 22

Flashbacks typically emphasize important causal factors in a film's fabula.

Question 23

Action pictures generally rely on longer takes in order to elicit anticipation in the viewer.

Question 24

The editing throughout Bonnie and Clyde contrasts the integrity and innocence of the young outlaws with the deceitfulness of the authorities who pursue them.

Question 25

The Godfather demonstrates the sharp contrast between Hollywood's editing aesthetic in the 1970s and Soviet Montage.

Question 26

The development of digital video and computer technology has only recently made the concept of a feature-length,one-shot film possible.

Question 27

The use of point of view shots in the racetrack scene from Notorious encourages the audience to identify with both Alicia and Devlin,making it clear that both characters are at fault for their failing relationship.

Question 28

________ is the attribute of editing that invites audiences to compare the visual qualities of two or more joined shots.

Question 29

The average shot length in contemporary films is shorter than the average shot length in older films.

Question 30

The title of the film Notorious refers to the film's antagonist,a leader of a group of Nazis actively trying to develop nuclear technology in the years following World War II.

Question 31

In 1-2 sentences,explain the difference between a dissolve and a fade.

Question 32

The editing of the race track scene in Notorious allows the viewer to ________.

A) see Alicia from Devlin's point of view
B) see Devlin from Alicia's point of view
C) see Alicia and Devlin from Alex's point of view
D) all of these

Question 33

Like many French New Wave films,Band of Outsiders distinguishes itself from American genre films,preferring instead to cultivate its status as part of France's tradition of serious art.

Question 34

A shot taken from opposite the angle of the preceding shot is known as a ________.

Question 35

Notorious establishes a parallel between the American agent Devlin and Alex,the Nazi activist he's supposed to capture.

Question 36

In Battleship Potemkin,editing emphasizes the brutality of the Tsar's troops by juxtaposing extreme close-ups of the soldiers' grimacing faces with long shots of their anonymous victims.

Question 37

The Godfather uses montage editing to show that the Mafia justifies its dishonorable activities,such as murder,by linking them to honorable values,such as the importance of family and values.

Question 38

One way narrative sequencing helps develop themes is by inviting comparisons between two distinct points in time.

Question 39

Editing in the climax of The Godfather compares images of mob hits with ________.

A) a wedding
B) state sanctioned executions
C) buzzards flying
D) none of the above

Question 40

The end of the "Odessa Steps Sequence" in Battleship Potemkin fuses shots of three different statues to create a metaphor for the slumbering people waking up to fight tyranny.

Question 41

The Hollywood standard for editing is called ________ editing.

Question 42

An unintentional discrepancy from shot to shot in costuming,character posture,or prop placement is called a ________.

Question 43

A ________ interrupts events taking place in the present with images of events that have taken place in the past.

Question 44

Akira Kurosawa's use of wipes influenced what important science fiction film?

Question 45

Shots that focus the audience's attention on precise details are ________.

Question 46

A(n)________ occurs when a circular mask appears over shot A. The mask gradually constricts around the image until the entire frame is black.

Question 47

A ________ emphasizes the process of time passing by joining several shots,each occurring at a different point in time,to create the illusion of hours,days,months,or even years passing.

Question 48

The Seventh Seal superimposes an image of ________ over an image of chessboard to suggest the tenuous quality of life.

Question 49

________ is when a filmmaker cuts back and forth between two events occurring in different spaces.

Question 50

________ is a style of editing built around the theory that editing should exploit the differences between shots to produce meaning.

Question 51

The arrangement of images to depict a unified story time is called ________.

Question 52

A ________ is when shot B appears to push shot A off the screen; shot B appears and moves from one side of the screen to the other,thus removing shot A.

Question 53

Briefly explain the historical significance of The Gay Shoe Clerk.

Question 54

Briefly explain how the editing in the scene at Dry Fork from Stagecoach emphasizes group dynamics.

Question 55

Sergei Eisenstein's October uses collage to compare Kerensky,the leader trying to curtail the revolution's momentum,with a statue of ____________________to suggest that he's become the new emporer.

Question 56

Briefly (in 1-2 sentences)define eyeline match.

Question 57

________ is the attribute of editing in which shot transitions are choreographed with other visual or sound elements,such as lines of dialogue.