Film Editing Quiz

Editing technique used to show the passage of time joined by quick cuts, dissolves, wipes, or superimpositions.

• Crosscutting

• Discontinuity Editing

• Continuity Editing

• Montage

Editing rule designed to maintain spatial consistency by keeping the camera on one side of the action.

• Shot/Reverse Shot

• Axis of Action

• 180-Degree Rule

• 30-Degree Rule

Film transition where a scene fades to a black screen.

• Fade-Out

• Dissolve

• Wipe

• Fade-In

• Cut

Transition that briefly superimposes one shot over the next.

• Fade-Out

• Dissolve

• Wipe

• Fade-In

• Cut

Actual length of time it takes to show and tell a film. 

• Cutaway

• Two Shot

• Verisimilitude

• Pace

• Screen Time

Direct transition from one shot to the next without any optical effects. Suggests the immediate passage of time.

• Fade-Out

• Dissolve

• Wipe

• Fade-In

• Cut

When capturing footage of a scene, a shot should be followed by another shot taken from a position greater than 30 degrees from the previous shot. 

• Shot/Reverse Shot

• Axis of Action

• 180-Degree Rule

• 30-Degree Rule

Editing technique that calls attention to the editing process by disrupting time and space. Also known as Visible Editing.

• Crosscutting

• Discontinuity Editing

• Continuity Editing

• Montage

An initial long shot (LS) or wide shot (WS) that establishes the location and setting of a scene.

• Establishing Shot

• Sequence Shot

• Reaction Shot

• Master Shot

• Over-the-Shoulder Shot

Editing technique used in dialogue scenes that begins with one character looking offscreen in one direction followed by a shot of a second character who appears to be looking back.

• Shot/Reverse Shot

• Axis of Action

• 180-Degree Rule

• 30-Degree Rule