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Film Techniques

Subjects : performing-arts, film
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Often a long shot or a series of shots that sets the scene






2. The camera is above the subject






3. Direct lighting from below or the side






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






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






6. The camera is on a crane over the action






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






8. The most common shot






9. The image being shot as part of a whole






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






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






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






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






14. The image being shot as part of a whole






15. Most common editing technique






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






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






18. The camera films subjects from below






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






20. A new image wipes off the previous image






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






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






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. The camera is above the subject






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






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






28. A shot from some distance






29. Can be to or from black or white






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






31. Cut into action that is happening simultaneously






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






33. Cut into action that is happening simultaneously






34. Direct lighting from below or the side






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






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






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






38. Most common editing technique






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






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






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






42. Can be to or from black or white






43. The most common shot






44. Cut to an object - then to a person






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






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






47. A new image wipes off the previous image






48. Cut to an object - then to a person






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






50. The camera films subjects from below