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Communication Quiz 7
Content covering editing notes.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| True or false: editors bring a fresh perspective to cinema | True |
| What does "fix it in post" mean? | This is when the editor "fixes" issues on a film or scene during postproduction |
| The fundamentals of all editing: | Pure cinematics is involved in the assembly of film; cuts can be used to show emotion (cut to a character's reaction) |
| What controls the narrative? | The edit controls the narrative! Editing can help convey emotions and story |
| Editing | The assembly of scenes in a montage for storytelling |
| Nonlinear editing | An editing process that enables the editor to make changes to a video project without regard to linear timeline (or nondestructive editing) |
| Linear editing | Cutting physical film tape; less flexible than digital editing (tape-to-tape editing, moving along a tape to search for material to edit); editing in a logical sequence |
| Moviola | Old machine that allows a film editor to view and edit a film simultaneously; old editing machine (separates sound and picture; allows them to be read and viewed individually) |
| Story | Does the edit move the story forward in a meaningful way? |
| The average feature film is around 200 hours of film | True; the majority of the footage is removed from the final version. |
| What is the first rule of editing? | Watch, watch, and watch again. YOU NEED TO KNOW YOUR FOOTAGE AND WHAT YOUR GOOD TAKES ARE. "Kill your darlings." |
| The first part of editing... | Pulling selects; finding and labeling usable material from the raw footage that could be used in the edit |
| Naming Constructer | Labeling your file names in a way that makes it easier to manage and find: project name/clip name/specific note |
| Heads and tails | Clip head refers to the start of a single clip on the timeline. Clip tail refers to the end of a single clip on the timeline |
| 8 essential cuts for editors (part one) | 1. Jump cut - cutting out portions to skip boring or predictable moments and preserve visual interests 2. J-cut - audio precedes the video (leads from former clip into current clip) 3. L-cut - video precedes the audio (common in dialogue shots) |
| 8 essential cuts for editors (part two) | 4. Cross-cutting (parallel editing) - two narratives playing out at the same time 5. Cutaway - adding transition pieces that don't include the main subject/action to show environment/set the mood, add drama, or meaning; can be used for b-roll |
| 8 essential cuts for editors (part three) | 6. Montage - sequence of clips showing the passage of time, usually for a transformation or character development 7. Cutting on action - cutting when the subject is moving to create a more fluid scene/ add interest |
| 8 essential cuts for editors (part four) | 8. Match cut/match action - a melding of two environments to create a seamless cut; cutting together 2 visually similar shots or scenes |
| Rhythm | Setting the pace for the story |
| Long take | Appears a lot like real life; a single shot in a film that is much longer than the typical editing pace of a movie (1917 running scene) |
| Eye control | Helps guide the viewers attention; showing and hiding |
| Jump cut (extra definition) | A segment in the middle of the cut is removed; it makes the shot feel like it jumps in time (two separate shots can also be cut together) |
| Axial cut | Cuts in or away from a subject on the same axis; moving the camera closer to or further away from a subject along an invisible line: |
| What can a montage include? | Randomness; a bunch of random, possibly unrelated clips combined together |
| Match cut alternative definition | Framing matched with something else |
| What filmmaker edited to the beat/rhythm? | Edgar Wright |
| What is one purpose of a montage? | It compresses the story |
| Come late, leave early principle | Like a party (when you cut some of the edits off the front and back) removing frames, cleaning up your edits (no lag) |
| B-roll | Fills in the story; extra clips that help tell the story (not narration the whole time; cutaways, speed ramps, etc.) |
| M.O.S. meaning | Mit out sound! B-roll is usually shot without sound (mit out sound) called MOS |
| How do you maximize your time when editing? | Use gimbals, slow motion, blurs, etc; change your DOF (depth of field), camera angles, height, etc. |
| A-camera and B-camera | A-cam is main footage, B-cam is secondary footage/B-roll; your film will be boring without B-roll! |
| Emotion | What do you want the audience to feel? Editing enhances emotions |
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