10.6 QUIZ Pt B

10.6 QUIZ Pt B

Question 1

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What is “montage” in the Hollywood sense of the word?

  

A.) The various forms of editing that expressed ideas developed by Eisenstein, Kuleshov, Pudovkin, and other Soviet filmmakers of the 1920s.

 

  

B.) The creation of a sense or meaning not equated exactly to the images themselves but derived exclusively from their juxtaposition.

 

  

C.)Nonelliptical editing

 

  

D.) An example of intercutting.

 

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E.) A sequence of shots which add detail, often backstory, yet is a condensed series of events.

 

 

Question 2

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Why is an establishing shot particularly important to editing?

  

A.) Because it introduces the audience to the protagonist.

 

  

B.) Because it tends to foreshadow upcoming events.

 

  

C.) Because it throws the viewers off-balance so that they can then retain their orientation with future shots.

 

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D.) Because it orients the viewer in preparation for the shots that follow.

 

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E.) Because it establishes the overall look and feel of the entire film.

 

An establishing shot may easily occur with every new scene and therefore it may not reflect the overall look or feel of the film, you may have one scary night scene while all else is daylight and happy. It does establish a character in  an environment, although in a particular scene the protagonist may not be present.

It orients the viewer in preparation for the shots that follow.

 

Question 3

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How does a split screen differ from parallel editing?

  

A.) It doesn’t.

 

  

B.) By dividing the viewer’s attention.

 

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C.) By telling multiple stories within the same frame.

 

  

D.) A split screen includes a flash forward where as parallel editing often includes a flashback.

 

  

E.) By telling two stories through metaphor or at times convoluted themes whereas parallel editing is more direct.

 

Parallel editing connects two or more lines of action through cutting. The lines of action are not within the same frame.

Split screen tells multiple stories within the same frame.

 

Question 4

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How does an editor best control the rhythm of a film?

  

A.) By cutting shots into a montage sequence even if an associative meaning is not created.

 

  

B.) By making sure edited shots match each other in terms of length.

 

  

C.) By following each shot with a counter-shot that reverses the field of the previous one.

 

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

 

  

E.) None of the above.

 

To  control rhythm an editor will manipulate the pace (shot duration) for dramatic effect.

Quiz Score: 3 out of 4