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Film Techniques

Subjects : performing-arts, film
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A stationary camera moves from side to side on a horizontal axis






2. Cut to an object - then to a person






3. The most common shot






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






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






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






7. Cut into action that is happening simultaneously






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






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






10. A shot from some distance






11. A new image wipes off the previous image






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






13. Cut to an object - then to a person






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






15. The camera is above the subject






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






17. Can be to or from black or white






18. Most common editing technique






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






20. The camera is on a crane over the action






21. Direct lighting from below or the side






22. Direct lighting from below or the side






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






24. The most common shot






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






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






27. A single piece of film uninterrupted by cuts






28. Can be to or from black or white






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






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






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






32. Cut into action that is happening simultaneously






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






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






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






36. The camera is above the subject






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






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






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






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






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






42. A single piece of film uninterrupted by cuts






43. The camera films subjects from below






44. The image being shot as part of a whole






45. Most common editing technique






46. The camera films subjects from below






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






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






49. The camera is on a crane over the action






50. The image being shot as part of a whole