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Film Techniques

Subjects : performing-arts, film
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Often a long shot or a series of shots that sets the scene






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






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






4. Most common editing technique






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






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






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






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






9. A shot from some distance






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






11. The camera is on a crane over the action






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






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






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






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






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






17. A new image wipes off the previous image






18. Most common editing technique






19. The camera is on a crane over the action






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






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






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






23. The image being shot as part of a whole






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






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






26. The camera is above the subject






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






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






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






30. The image being shot as part of a whole






31. The most common shot






32. Can be to or from black or white






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






34. The camera films subjects from below






35. Direct lighting from below or the side






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






37. A shot from some distance






38. A single piece of film uninterrupted by cuts






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






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






41. Can be to or from black or white






42. Cut into action that is happening simultaneously






43. Cut to an object - then to a person






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






45. Cut into action that is happening simultaneously






46. Direct lighting from below or the side






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






48. A single piece of film uninterrupted by cuts






49. The most common shot






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