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Film Techniques

Subjects : performing-arts, film
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. The scene is flooded with light - creating a bright and open looking scene






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






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






4. A new image wipes off the previous image






5. Can be to or from black or white






6. The camera is on a crane over the action






7. Cut into action that is happening simultaneously






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. Can be to or from black or white






16. Cut to an object - then to a person






17. Cut to an object - then to a person






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






19. The camera is on a crane over the action






20. The camera films subjects from below






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






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






23. A single piece of film uninterrupted by cuts






24. A shot from some distance






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






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






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






28. The most common shot






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






30. A single piece of film uninterrupted by cuts






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






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






33. Most common editing technique






34. The image being shot as part of a whole






35. Cut into action that is happening simultaneously






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






37. Direct lighting from below or the side






38. A shot from some distance






39. Direct lighting from below or the side






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






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






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






43. The camera is above the subject






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






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






46. The most common shot






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






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






49. The image being shot as part of a whole






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