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Film Techniques

Subjects : performing-arts, film
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. A new image wipes off the previous image






2. The image being shot as part of a whole






3. A shot from some distance






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






5. Cut into action that is happening simultaneously






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






7. The most common shot






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






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






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






11. Can be to or from black or white






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. A single piece of film uninterrupted by cuts






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






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






24. The camera is on a crane over the action






25. The image being shot as part of a whole






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






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






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






29. Cut to an object - then to a person






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






31. The most common shot






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






33. Direct lighting from below or the side






34. Direct lighting from below or the side






35. The camera films subjects from below






36. Most common editing technique






37. A shot from some distance






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






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






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






41. Most common editing technique






42. Cut into action that is happening simultaneously






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






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






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






46. The camera is above the subject






47. The camera is above the subject






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






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






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