Editing Quiz

1) What is the 180 degree rule?

The 180 degree rule is whereby the camera must show the actors in the same position in relation to each other. The camera must follow a invisible axis to achieve this. 1/1

2) Describe match on action 

Is when an actors movement is copied in to another scene to follow through the movement. 1/1

3) What is a jump cut?

An fast and abrupt transition to another scene. 1/1

4) Describe shot reverse shot

When the shot shows the response to the following shot. For example if an actor is looking at someone in one shot, the next shot will show the other actor looking back. 1/1

5) What is a continuity error?

When the film/ production has faults in accuracy. For example if in one shot the actor is wearing a red shirt then in the next shot there wearing a blue shirt then thats a continuity error. 1/1

6) What is eye line match?

Where in on shot it shows the actor looking at something then in the next shot it shows what the actor was looking at.1/1

7) What is cross cutting?

The camera will cut away from one action to another action to show the similarity between them. 1/1

8) Why is pace important in video editing?

As it if an edit is fast paced it can make the video seem dramatic and if you were to slow it down it will become less dramatised therefore video editing can impact the feel of the film/ production. 2/3

9) What is wipe/ fade in transitions?

Wipe- where the scene slides across the scene 
Fade- where the scene gradually appears on the screen 2/2

10) List 3 types of editing special effects- 0/3