Multiple Choice Questions

Question 4.1

1. The brief superimposition of one image over another where the first image fades out and the second image fades in is called _________.

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Incorrect. The answer can be found on pages 143.

Question 4.2

2. The primary purpose of the cutaway is to __________.

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Incorrect. The answer can be found on page 157.

Question 4.3

3. An initial long shot that orients the viewer in space and introduces the setting is called _____________.

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Incorrect. The answer can be found on page 145.

Question 4.4

4. __________ refers to a style that emphasizes the breaks and contrasts between images joined by a cut.

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Incorrect. The answer can be found on page 137-138.

Question 4.5

5. Part of the 180-degree rule, the imaginary line that bisects the space of the scene and indicates on which side of the actors the camera should be placed is called the ____________.

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Incorrect. The answer can be found on page 145.

Question 4.6

6. Which magician and early filmmaker used editing to create “tricks,” like the image of a rocket striking the moon?

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Incorrect. The answer can be found on page 135-136.

Question 4.7

7. Which of the following is NOT an editing technique used for transitioning between images in a film?

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Incorrect. The answer can be found on pages 141–144.

Question 4.8

8. What does an eyeline match do?

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Incorrect. The answer can be found on pages 148–149.

Question 4.9

9. The editing system that uses cuts and other transitions to establish a sense of verisimilitude and to most efficiently tell a story is known as ___________.

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Incorrect. The answer can be found on page 144.

Question 4.10

10. What kind of editing shifts back and forth between two or more lines of action?

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Incorrect. The answer can be found on page 136.

Question 4.11

11. Advanced by playwright Bertolt Brecht, formal techniques used to create a critical distance between a work of art and the social world it depicts are examples of ____________.

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Incorrect. The answer can be found on page 167.

Question 4.12

12. What term best describes the device that maintains continuity between two shots by showing similarities of shape in their subjects?

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Incorrect. The answer can be found on page 150-151.

Question 4.13

13. A transition where a shot seems to be pushed off the screen as it replaced by another shot is called __________.

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Incorrect. The answer can be found on page 143-144.

Question 4.14

14. A match on action is _____________.

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Incorrect. The answer can be found on pages 148-150.

Question 4.15

15. What is the best term for a transition between shots that causes jarring gaps in space or time?

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Incorrect. The answer can be found on page 166-167.

Question 4.16

16. A dissolve usually suggests what in classic Hollywood films?

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Incorrect. The answer can be found on pages 142–143.

Question 4.17

17. The organization of editing according to different paces or tempos determined by how quickly cuts are made is called ___________.

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Incorrect. The answer can be found on page 158-159.

Question 4.18

18. The editing style that creates unexpected or unnatural juxtapositions between images is called ____________.

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Incorrect. The answer can be found on pages 165-166.

Question 4.19

19. Wipes and irises are most often found in:

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Incorrect. The answer can be found on page 143.

Question 4.20

20. In contemporary films, the average shot length has:

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Incorrect. The answer can be found on page 136.