Film Appreciation - Chapter Five

The code of continuity editing responsible for maintaining consistent screen direction is the

180-degree rule

The primary advantage nonlinear editing systems have over linear systems is

an editor can have instantaneous access to any piece of the films

One especially common form of parallel editing where the editor goes back and forth between two or more lines of action is called

cross-cutting

The most commonly used editing transition is the

cut

The editing transition associated with the greatest change in time or place in the story is the

fade

An alternative to continuity editing, which involves abruptly leaving out small portions of action, is

jump cutting

Viewers typically use the information from this camera position to infer the overall layout of a room or set

master shot

A scene whose emotional impact and visual design are achieved primarily through the editing of many brief shots is called a

montage

Continuity editing encourages viewers to go beyond the information contained in a scene's shots to construct an overall mental image of the layout of the scene. This comprehensive mental image is known as a

schema

A type of visual transition which is still in common use today that can visually link places and time is

the dissolve