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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. Cut to an object - then to a person






3. Direct lighting from below or the side






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






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






6. The camera is on a crane over the action






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






8. The most common shot






9. The camera films subjects from below






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






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






12. The camera films subjects from below






13. A shot from some distance






14. Cut to an object - then to a person






15. The most common shot






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






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






18. Can be to or from black or white






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






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






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






22. Most common editing technique






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. The camera is above the subject






30. Most common editing technique






31. Cut into action that is happening simultaneously






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






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






34. A new image wipes off the previous image






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






36. Direct lighting from below or the side






37. The camera is above the subject






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






39. Cut into action that is happening simultaneously






40. A single piece of film uninterrupted by cuts






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






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






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






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






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






46. The image being shot as part of a whole






47. A single piece of film uninterrupted by cuts






48. The camera is on a crane over the action






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






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