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Film Techniques

Subjects : performing-arts, film
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The camera is above the subject






2. A single piece of film uninterrupted by cuts






3. The most common shot






4. A shot from some distance






5. Direct lighting from below or the side






6. Most common editing technique






7. A new image wipes off the previous image






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






9. A new image wipes off the previous image






10. Cut to an object - then to a person






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






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






13. The camera is above the subject






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






15. Cut into action that is happening simultaneously






16. The image being shot as part of a whole






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






18. The camera is on a crane over the action






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






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






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






22. Can be to or from black or white






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






24. Cut into action that is happening simultaneously






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






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






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






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






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






30. The camera films subjects from below






31. The camera films subjects from below






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






33. A single piece of film uninterrupted by cuts






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






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






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






37. Most common editing technique






38. Can be to or from black or white






39. Cut to an object - then to a person






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






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






42. The image being shot as part of a whole






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






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






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






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






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






48. Direct lighting from below or the side






49. The camera is on a crane over the action






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