Chapter Eight

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Which of the following is an element that the film editor does NOT manipulate?
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Mise-en-scène
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What was the central discovery of Lev Kuleshov?
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That two shots need not have any actual relationship to one another to affect the viewer.
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Which of the following constitutes a cinematic ellipsis?
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A cut between a shot of woman contemplating diving off the high-dive board and a shot of her emerging from the water.
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What is "montage" in the Hollywood sense of the word?
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A sequence of shots, often with superimpositions and optical effects, that shows a condensed series of events.
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How does an editor control the rhythm of a film?
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By varying the duration of the shots in relation to one another and thus controlling their speed and accents.
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What is the ultimate goal of continuity editing?
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To communicate the story as clearly, efficiently, and coherently as possible.
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What are the fundamental building blocks of continuity editing?
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Master shots and the 180-degree system.
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Why are establishing shots particularly important for continuity editing?
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Because they orient the viewer in preparation for the shots that follow.
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Where must the camera be placed in relation to the axis of action?
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On one side and one side only of the axis of action.
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Which of the following demonstrates a violation of the 180-degree system?
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In an action scene featuring one car chasing another, two separate shots capture first car A and then car B from different sides of an imaginary line between them.
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Which of the following is an example of a shot/reverse shot editing sequence?
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A shot of a character and then a shot of another character who is facing the first.
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Which of the following constitutes an eye-line match cut?
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A shot of a character looking offscreen and then a shot of the object that character is looking at.