Which of the Following Describes the Way Continuity and Discontinuity

question 27

Multiple Choice

Which of the following describes the way continuity and discontinuity can be employed in the movies?

• A) When continuity editing is used in a movie, discontinuity can never also be used.
• B) When continuity editing is used in a movie, discontinuity can only be used in dream sequences and for other such "fantastical" moments.
• C) When continuity editing is used in a movie, discontinuity must also be used.
• D) Continuity and discontinuity editing can only be used together in avant-garde films.
• E) Continuity and discontinuity editing are tendencies along a continuum that can be used whenever the narrative of the film calls for either of them.

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Definitions:

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