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What key command is often used to "undo" the last action in most editing software?
What is Ctrl+Z or Command+Z?
An editor often collaborates closely with this person to achieve the desired storytelling and visual style of a film.
Who is the director?
This term describes a non-linear storytelling technique where scenes are not in chronological order but are structured to reveal key plot points at different times.
What is non-linear editing?
What do we call the background sounds that help create the enviorment of a scene?
What is ambient sound?
This effect involves changing the colors of footage to achieve a specific mood or style.
What is color grading?
In video editing software, what is the visual timeline called where video and audio clips are arranged?
What is a Sequence?
Editors often make decisions about what stays in and what is cut from a film. What is the term for cutting unnecessary footage to maintain focus and pacing?
What is trimming the fat?
In classical narrative cinema, scenes are edited together to maintain the illusion of continuous time and space. What is this editing style called?
What is continuity editing?
When editors want to introduce new sound to set the tone for an upcoming scene before visually transitioning, they use this type of cut.
What is a J-cut?
What is the term for gradually increasing or decreasing the brightness of an image, often used as a transition between scenes?
What is a fade?
What is the name of the tool used to select and cut clips in most video editing software?
What is a razor?
The editor is responsible for balancing the speed of the film, controlling the length of shots and scenes to create a rhythm that guides the audience through the story. This is called controlling the film's ___.
What is Pacing?
This term refers to the arrangement of everything that appears in the frame, from props to lighting and actors.
What is mise-en-scène?
Along with visuals, this combination of audio elements is key to building tension in horror or thriller films.
What are sound effects and music
This type of cut between shots involves cutting on action, such as a character turning a door handle, to maintain fluidity and continuity between scenes.
What is a match on action cut?
This panel allows you to view your prjct and arrange your clips in the order in which they will appear in the final video.
What is the Timeline Panel?
The editor's decision to cut between subjective and objective shots in a scene directly shapes how the audience perceives the events
What is point of view
In psychological thrillers this element is often used as symbolism to show the characters struggle is within.
What are Mirrors
The use of silence or minimal sound during a key moment in a film can create this emotional impact, often intensifying the scene.
What is suspense or emotional tension?
This editing technique combines multiple shots into one fluid sequence, often compressing time or space.
What is a montage?
This cut is often used in dialogue scenes to keep the conversation flowing smoothly, by cutting to a character’s reaction while the other character continues speaking off-screen.
What is an L-cut?
Through careful selection of which scenes to include or exclude, the editor can control how clearly the film’s central __ is communicated to the audience.
What is theme?
Universal themes are a way to relate to your viewer
A sudden cut from loud audio to complete silence can evoke this emotional response, heightening tension or focusing attention on the visuals.
What is shock or suspense?
This editing technique rapidly switches between two sequences to show simultaneous action and build tension as the two converge.
What is cross-cutting?