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Film Techniques

Subjects : performing-arts, film
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Soft lighting on the actor's face or from behind






2. The scene is flooded with shadows and darkness - creating suspense or suspicion






3. A scene between two people shot exclusively from an angle that includes both characters more or less equally






4. Cut into action that is happening simultaneously






5. The scene is flooded with light - creating a bright and open looking scene






6. Direct lighting from below or the side






7. A shot from some distance






8. The camera is above the subject






9. The camera films subjects from below






10. A stationary camera moves up or down along a vertical axis






11. The scene is flooded with light - creating a bright and open looking scene






12. The camera is above the subject






13. A shot of one subject - then another - then back to the first






14. The most common shot






15. Most common editing technique






16. Sound that cannot be heard by the characters but is designed for audience reaction only






17. Can be to or from black or white






18. A shot taken from a normal height or at the character's eye level






19. A kind of fade in which one image is slowly replaced by another






20. A stationary camera moves from side to side on a horizontal axis






21. Sound that could logically be heard by the characters in the film






22. Cut or dissolve to action that happened in the past






23. A scene between two people shot exclusively from an angle that includes both characters more or less equally






24. Can be to or from black or white






25. Often a long shot or a series of shots that sets the scene






26. The image takes up at least 80 percent of the frame






27. The camera films subjects from below






28. The image being shot as part of a whole






29. The most common shot






30. The image being shot as part of a whole






31. A single piece of film uninterrupted by cuts






32. A stationary camera moves from side to side on a horizontal axis






33. The camera is on a track that allows it to move with the action






34. A stationary camera where the lens moves to make an object seem to move closer to or further away from the camera






35. The camera is on a crane over the action






36. Direct lighting from below or the side






37. A new image wipes off the previous image






38. Soft lighting on the actor's face or from behind






39. The image takes up at least 80 percent of the frame






40. A stationary camera where the lens moves to make an object seem to move closer to or further away from the camera






41. Sound that could logically be heard by the characters in the film






42. Often a long shot or a series of shots that sets the scene






43. Most common editing technique






44. Cut to an object - then to a person






45. Sound that cannot be heard by the characters but is designed for audience reaction only






46. Cut to an object - then to a person






47. A shot taken from a normal height or at the character's eye level






48. A new image wipes off the previous image






49. A shot from some distance






50. The scene is flooded with shadows and darkness - creating suspense or suspicion