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Shot/reverse angle cutting is most commonly used in

dialogue sequences
Which is not a convention of classical cutting

D.
The editing style characteristic of most modern fiction films is

classical cutting
In North by Northwest, Cary Grant plays the role of

Roger Thornhill
Violating the 180 degree rule in a shot will cause the audience

to feel confused or disoriented
The point in a shot at which the audience has been able to assimulate most of its information is called

the content curve
The editing style used primarily to condense the time and space of an action while keeping the action logical and continuous is

cutting to continuity
The most celebrated instance of editing virtuousity in silent films is

the Odessa Steps sequence in Potemkin
Which film editing style was the first to be used?

cutting to continuity
The editing style pioneered by D.W. Griffith is

classical cutting
Cutting to continuity preserves the fluidity of an event without literally showing all of it. T or F

True
Editing gives a director a greater degree of control over his audience's actions. T or F

True
A sequencing shot is an editing transition that's confusing in terms of time and space. T or F

False
In the evolution of film, many technical innovations, such as sound and color pused film closer to a realistic ideal. T or F

True
Cross-cutting alternates between shots of scenes, suggesting the action is taking place at the same time. T or F

True
Deep-focus photography offers realist directors an alternative to editing in some scenes. T or F

True
Alfred Hitchcock is widely regarded by film critics and scholars as a great director but a clumsy editor. T or F

False
Classical cutting involves editing for dramatic emphasis, to highlight details that might otherwise be overlooked. T or F

True
The most manipulative editing style is the sequence shot. T or F

False
Soviet filmmakers were strongly influenced by Pavlov's theories concerning the association of ideas. T or F

True
What is a thematic montage and how does it convey meaning?

It is a set of images that convey an idea that the audience will feel emotion by association of the image or images.
What would early theorists (Russian formalists and French Realists) of film disagree about?

They would disagree on the necessity of editing and control filmmakers have in films to either force a point of view onto the audience or leave room for interpretation.
realism - classicism - formalism

1. sequence shots
2. abstract cutting
3. cutting to continuity
4. thematic montage
5. classical cutting
- 1 realism
- 2 formalism
- 3 classicism
- 4 fomalism
- 5 classicism

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film ch 4

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