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Film Techniques

Subjects : performing-arts, film
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1. Most common editing technique






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






3. Can be to or from black or white






4. The image being shot as part of a whole






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






6. A shot from some distance






7. A new image wipes off the previous image






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






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






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






11. The camera is above the subject






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






13. The camera is on a crane over the action






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






15. Cut into action that is happening simultaneously






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






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






18. Direct lighting from below or the side






19. The camera films subjects from below






20. A new image wipes off the previous image






21. The camera films subjects from below






22. The camera is on a crane over the action






23. Cut to an object - then to a person






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






25. The camera is above the subject






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






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






28. The image being shot as part of a whole






29. A single piece of film uninterrupted by cuts






30. Direct lighting from below or the side






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






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






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






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






35. Most common editing technique






36. A shot from some distance






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






38. Cut to an object - then to a person






39. A single piece of film uninterrupted by cuts






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






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






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






43. The most common shot






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






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






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






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






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






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






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