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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 up or down along a vertical axis






2. A single piece of film uninterrupted by cuts






3. The most common shot






4. The camera is above the subject






5. Cut into action that is happening simultaneously






6. The image being shot as part of a whole






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






8. Cut into action that is happening simultaneously






9. Can be to or from black or white






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






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






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






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






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






15. The camera is on a crane over the action






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






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






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






19. A new image wipes off the previous image






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






21. The camera is on a crane over the action






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






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






24. Direct lighting from below or the side






25. A single piece of film uninterrupted by cuts






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






27. A shot from some distance






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






29. Most common editing technique






30. Can be to or from black or white






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






32. Direct lighting from below or the side






33. A new image wipes off the previous image






34. The camera films subjects from below






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. Cut to an object - then to a person






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






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






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






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






46. The camera films subjects from below






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






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






49. The camera is above the subject






50. The image being shot as part of a whole