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Film Techniques

Subjects : performing-arts, film
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The camera is on a track that allows it to move with the action






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






3. The image being shot as part of a whole






4. The camera is on a crane over the action






5. The camera is above the subject






6. The camera films subjects from below






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






8. A new image wipes off the previous image






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






10. The camera films subjects from below






11. Most common editing technique






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






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






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






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






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






17. A shot from some distance






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






19. Cut to an object - then to a person






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






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






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






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






24. Can be to or from black or white






25. Most common editing technique






26. A single piece of film uninterrupted by cuts






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






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






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






30. A new image wipes off the previous image






31. Cut into action that is happening simultaneously






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






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






34. The camera is on a crane over the action






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






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






37. The image being shot as part of a whole






38. Can be to or from black or white






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






40. A single piece of film uninterrupted by cuts






41. Cut into action that is happening simultaneously






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






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






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






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






46. Direct lighting from below or the side






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






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






49. The most common shot






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