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Film Techniques

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






2. A single piece of film uninterrupted by cuts






3. The most common shot






4. Can be to or from black or white






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






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






7. The camera is on a crane over the action






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






9. A single piece of film uninterrupted by cuts






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






11. The image being shot as part of a whole






12. A shot from some distance






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






14. Most common editing technique






15. Cut to an object - then to a person






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






17. The most common shot






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






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






20. The image being shot as part of a whole






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






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






23. Direct lighting from below or the side






24. The camera is above the subject






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






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






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






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






30. Can be to or from black or white






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






32. The camera films subjects from below






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






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






35. The camera is on a crane over the action






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






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






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






39. Cut into action that is happening simultaneously






40. A new image wipes off the previous image






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






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






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






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






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






46. Cut to an object - then to a person






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






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






49. The camera films subjects from below






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