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Film Techniques

Subjects : performing-arts, film
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1. The camera films subjects from below






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






3. Direct lighting from below or the side






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






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






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






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






8. A shot from some distance






9. Most common editing technique






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






11. The most common shot






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






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






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






15. Can be to or from black or white






16. Direct lighting from below or the side






17. A shot from some distance






18. Can be to or from black or white






19. A new image wipes off the previous image






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






21. The camera films subjects from below






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






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






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






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






26. The camera is above the subject






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






28. Cut to an object - then to a person






29. Cut into action that is happening simultaneously






30. The image being shot as part of a whole






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






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






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






34. A single piece of film uninterrupted by cuts






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






36. The most common shot






37. Cut to an object - then to a person






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






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






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






41. A single piece of film uninterrupted by cuts






42. The camera is on a crane over the action






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






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






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






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






47. The image being shot as part of a whole






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






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






50. A new image wipes off the previous image