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Film Techniques

Subjects : performing-arts, film
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Can be to or from black or white






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






3. The image being shot as part of a whole






4. The camera is on a crane over the action






5. Cut into action that is happening simultaneously






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






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






8. The camera is above the subject






9. Can be to or from black or white






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






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






12. Most common editing technique






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






14. Most common editing technique






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






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






17. Cut to an object - then to a person






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






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






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






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






22. Cut into action that is happening simultaneously






23. A shot from some distance






24. The camera films subjects from below






25. Cut to an object - then to a person






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






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






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






29. The camera films subjects from below






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






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






32. The camera is above the subject






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






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






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






36. The image being shot as part of a whole






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






38. The most common shot






39. A shot from some distance






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






41. The camera is on a crane over the action






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






43. A new image wipes off the previous image






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






45. The most common shot






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






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






48. A single piece of film uninterrupted by cuts






49. A new image wipes off the previous image






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