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Film Techniques

Subjects : performing-arts, film
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A kind of fade in which one image is slowly replaced by another






2. Most common editing technique






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






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






5. Cut to an object - then to a person






6. The most common shot






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






8. The image being shot as part of a whole






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






10. The camera films subjects from below






11. Can be to or from black or white






12. The camera is above the subject






13. The camera is on a crane over the action






14. A single piece of film uninterrupted by cuts






15. The camera is above the subject






16. Cut into action that is happening simultaneously






17. A shot from some distance






18. The camera films subjects from below






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






20. Cut to an object - then to a person






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






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






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






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






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






26. A new image wipes off the previous image






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. The camera is on a crane over the action






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






37. Most common editing technique






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






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






40. Can be to or from black or white






41. A new image wipes off the previous image






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






43. Direct lighting from below or the side






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






45. Cut into action that is happening simultaneously






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






47. A single piece of film uninterrupted by cuts






48. Direct lighting from below or the side






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






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