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Film Techniques

Subjects : performing-arts, film
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The image takes up at least 80 percent of the frame






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






3. The camera is on a crane over the action






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






5. Cut to an object - then to a person






6. Can be to or from black or white






7. Most common editing technique






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






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






10. Cut into action that is happening simultaneously






11. Direct lighting from below or the side






12. The image being shot as part of a whole






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






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






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






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






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






18. The camera is on a crane over the action






19. Most common editing technique






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






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






22. The image being shot as part of a whole






23. A single piece of film uninterrupted by cuts






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






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






26. The most common shot






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






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






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






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






31. The camera is above the subject






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






33. Can be to or from black or white






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






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






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






37. A shot from some distance






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






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






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






41. The camera is above the subject






42. The camera films subjects from below






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






44. The most common shot






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






46. A shot from some distance






47. Cut to an object - then to a person






48. Direct lighting from below or the side






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






50. A new image wipes off the previous image