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Film Techniques

Subjects : performing-arts, film
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Most common editing technique






2. The most common shot






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






4. Cut to an object - then to a person






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






6. Most common editing technique






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






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






9. The camera films subjects from below






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






11. The camera films subjects from below






12. A shot from some distance






13. The camera is on a crane over the action






14. A new image wipes off the previous image






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






16. The camera is above the subject






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. Cut to an object - then to a person






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






26. Cut into action that is happening simultaneously






27. The image being shot as part of a whole






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






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






30. Direct lighting from below or the side






31. Can be to or from black or white






32. Can be to or from black or white






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






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






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






36. Cut into action that is happening simultaneously






37. A shot from some distance






38. The most common shot






39. Direct lighting from below or the side






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






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






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






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






44. A new image wipes off the previous image






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






46. A single piece of film uninterrupted by cuts






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






48. A single piece of film uninterrupted by cuts






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






50. The image being shot as part of a whole