Chapter 8 Film Quiz Questions and Answers
What is the process of selecting, arranging, and assembling the essential components of a
movie (visual, sound, and special effects) to tell a story in a unique way? - -editing
-The editing technique of joining together two shots is called ____________. - -cutting
-The effect of perceiving spatial continuity between two shots, including two shots filmed
at different times in different places, is called ____________. - -the Kuleshov effect
Kuleshov demonstrated a creative capacity of film editing that editors still use: the
juxtaposition of images to create new meaning not present in any single shot by itself (pp.
289-91).
-A montage sequence is an editing technique that condenses a series of events into a
sequence of shots. Which clip illustrates this technique? - -Death to the Tinman
-An editor's control of _____________ can determine the pace or rhythm of a movie. - -
duration
-he two major approaches to editing are continuity editing and discontinuity editing.
Which clip represents discontinuity editing? - -Snapshot
-Which clip includes the editing strategy known as shot/reverse shot? - -Snapshot
this is the only clip that represents shot/reverse shot, an editing strategy that joins
together two characters in shots that were not necessarily filmed in the same time or
location (though they often are). (pp. 287, 304-5).
-The master shot orients the viewer in preparation for the shots that follow. Which clip
illustrates a series of shots that includes a master shot? - -Snapshot
One of the main functions of the master shot is to orient the viewer (pp. 286-87). In this
clip, the master shot is the first shot we see, and it orients by demonstrating the spatial
relationship between the two characters. See also 305-6.
-Why is the axis of action also called the 180-degree system? - -There are 180 degrees of
space on the chosen side of the axis of action in which the camera may be placed to
preserve screen direction.
-A match cut helps create a sense of continuity between shots by matching shot A and shot
B in terms of action, graphic content, or eyelines. Which clip provides an example of a
match cut? - -Two Cars, One Night
-Which type of cut joins a point-of-view shot of a person looking offscreen with a shot of
the object of his or her gaze, as found in this clip from Spam-ku? - -eyeline match cut
What is the process of selecting, arranging, and assembling the essential components of a
movie (visual, sound, and special effects) to tell a story in a unique way? - -editing
-The editing technique of joining together two shots is called ____________. - -cutting
-The effect of perceiving spatial continuity between two shots, including two shots filmed
at different times in different places, is called ____________. - -the Kuleshov effect
Kuleshov demonstrated a creative capacity of film editing that editors still use: the
juxtaposition of images to create new meaning not present in any single shot by itself (pp.
289-91).
-A montage sequence is an editing technique that condenses a series of events into a
sequence of shots. Which clip illustrates this technique? - -Death to the Tinman
-An editor's control of _____________ can determine the pace or rhythm of a movie. - -
duration
-he two major approaches to editing are continuity editing and discontinuity editing.
Which clip represents discontinuity editing? - -Snapshot
-Which clip includes the editing strategy known as shot/reverse shot? - -Snapshot
this is the only clip that represents shot/reverse shot, an editing strategy that joins
together two characters in shots that were not necessarily filmed in the same time or
location (though they often are). (pp. 287, 304-5).
-The master shot orients the viewer in preparation for the shots that follow. Which clip
illustrates a series of shots that includes a master shot? - -Snapshot
One of the main functions of the master shot is to orient the viewer (pp. 286-87). In this
clip, the master shot is the first shot we see, and it orients by demonstrating the spatial
relationship between the two characters. See also 305-6.
-Why is the axis of action also called the 180-degree system? - -There are 180 degrees of
space on the chosen side of the axis of action in which the camera may be placed to
preserve screen direction.
-A match cut helps create a sense of continuity between shots by matching shot A and shot
B in terms of action, graphic content, or eyelines. Which clip provides an example of a
match cut? - -Two Cars, One Night
-Which type of cut joins a point-of-view shot of a person looking offscreen with a shot of
the object of his or her gaze, as found in this clip from Spam-ku? - -eyeline match cut
