Chapter Eight

Which of the following constitutes a cinematic ellipsis?

A cut between a shot of woman contemplating diving off the high-dive board and a shot of her emerging from the water.

What is "montage" in the Hollywood sense of the word?

A sequence of shots, often with superimpositions and optical effects, that shows a condensed series of events.

Which of the following is an example of a shot/reverse shot editing sequence?

A shot of a character and then a shot of another character who is facing the first.

Which of the following constitutes an eye-line match cut?

A shot of a character looking offscreen and then a shot of the object that character is looking at.

Why are establishing shots particularly important for continuity editing?

Because they orient the viewer in preparation for the shots that follow.

How does an editor control the rhythm of a film?

By varying the duration of the shots in relation to one another and thus controlling their speed and accents.

Where must the camera be placed in relation to the axis of action?

On one side and one side only of the axis of action.

What was the central discovery of Lev Kuleshov?

That two shots need not have any actual relationship to one another to affect the viewer.

What is the ultimate goal of continuity editing?

To communicate the story as clearly, efficiently, and coherently as possible.

Which of the following is an element that the film editor does NOT manipulate?

Mise-en-scène

Which of the following demonstrates a violation of the 180-degree system?

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.

What are the fundamental building blocks of continuity editing?

Master shots and the 180-degree system.