(p.27) With very few exceptions, every TV program, commercial, documentary, and movie has, in one way or another, been through the process of ________.

(p.27) Editing is the process of eliminating ________ footage and the sculpting and organizing of the good footage into a coherent program package that is more viewer-friendly than the raw footage in its entirety.

(p.28) ________ editing is the process of assembling clips from a “source” tape or tapes and compiling them onto a “master” tape.

(p.28) With ________ editing, video clips are “captured” or downloaded onto a hard drive where they are visually represented as clips in editing software, where they can be manipulated in a variety of ways.

(p.29) A well-shot and edited home video utilizes a comfortable blend of wide-angle, medium, and close-up ________.

(p.29) In addition to varying distance, a hearty mix of camera ________ can also be used to increase visual variety that ignites viewer interest.

(p.30) A major factor that contributes to the continuity in your home videos is screen ________.

(p.30) A cut where the continuity of the action would be disrupted is considered to be one form of a ________ cut.

(p.31) You can use entrances and exits to pass ________ in your video. The one rule you must keep in mind, however, is that there needs to be at least one clean entrance or exit to make the transition appear seamless.

(p.31) A ________ is a transition where one video picture slowly melts away as another picture replaces it.

(p.31) A ________ pan is a rapid pan with the camcorder’s lens zoomed in as far as possible.

(p.32) The most common method for crunching time in any TV or film production is using ________ shots, which are related to the main action of the scene, but offer the viewer a different vantage-point by revealing more or less detail.

(p.32) ________ editing requires that you carefully select your shots (either in advance or on the spot) and stop and start the camcorder at preselected moments, thereby telling a story while keeping your footage precise and visually interesting.

(p.34) Shooting ________ allows you to shoot a scene as many times as you want, changing the angle, performance, scale, and so on, giving you the most creative choice.