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Film Techniques

Subjects : performing-arts, film
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Sound that could logically be heard by the characters in the film






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






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






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






5. Cut into action that is happening simultaneously






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






7. Most common editing technique






8. The camera is on a crane over the action






9. The camera films subjects from below






10. A new image wipes off the previous image






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






12. A single piece of film uninterrupted by cuts






13. Cut to an object - then to a person






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






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






16. The camera is above the subject






17. The camera films subjects from below






18. A shot from some distance






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






20. The image being shot as part of a whole






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






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






23. The most common shot






24. The camera is above the subject






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






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






27. A shot from some distance






28. The most common shot






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






30. The camera is on a crane over the action






31. Can be to or from black or white






32. A new image wipes off the previous image






33. Direct lighting from below or the side






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. The image being shot as part of a whole






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






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






43. Most common editing technique






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






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






46. Can be to or from black or white






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






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






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






50. A single piece of film uninterrupted by cuts