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Film Techniques

Subjects : performing-arts, film
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Cut into action that is happening simultaneously






2. The most common shot






3. Cut to an object - then to a person






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






5. The camera is above the subject






6. A single piece of film uninterrupted by cuts






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






8. The camera is above the subject






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






10. A new image wipes off the previous image






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






12. The most common shot






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






14. Most common editing technique






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






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






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






18. A single piece of film uninterrupted by cuts






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. The image being shot as part of a whole






26. A shot from some distance






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






28. Most common editing technique






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






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






31. Cut into action that is happening simultaneously






32. Can be to or from black or white






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






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






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






36. The camera is on a crane over the action






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






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






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






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. A new image wipes off the previous image






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






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






45. Cut to an object - then to a person






46. The camera films subjects from below






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






48. The camera films subjects from below






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






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