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Film Techniques

Subjects : performing-arts, film
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Cut to an object - then to a person






2. A shot from some distance






3. The camera is on a crane over the action






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






5. Direct lighting from below or the side






6. Can be to or from black or white






7. Cut into action that is happening simultaneously






8. The camera is on a crane over the action






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






10. Cut to an object - then to a person






11. Most common editing technique






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






13. The image being shot as part of a whole






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






15. A shot from some distance






16. Most common editing technique






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






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






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






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






21. The camera films subjects from below






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






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






24. The camera films subjects from below






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






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






27. The most common shot






28. The image being shot as part of a whole






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






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






31. Direct lighting from below or the side






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






33. A new image wipes off the previous image






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






35. Cut into action that is happening simultaneously






36. A new image wipes off the previous image






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






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






39. A single piece of film uninterrupted by cuts






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






41. The most common shot






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






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






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






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






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






47. A single piece of film uninterrupted by cuts






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






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






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