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Film Techniques

Subjects : performing-arts, film
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A shot from some distance






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






3. A shot from some distance






4. Cut into action that is happening simultaneously






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






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






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






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






9. A single piece of film uninterrupted by cuts






10. Most common editing technique






11. Cut into action that is happening simultaneously






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






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






14. The camera is on a crane over the action






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






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






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






18. The image being shot as part of a whole






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






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






21. The most common shot






22. The camera is above the subject






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






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






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






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






27. Most common editing technique






28. Cut to an object - then to a person






29. Can be to or from black or white






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






31. The image being shot as part of a whole






32. The camera is on a crane over the action






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






34. The camera is above the subject






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






36. Can be to or from black or white






37. The camera films subjects from below






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






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






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






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






42. Direct lighting from below or the side






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






44. A new image wipes off the previous image






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






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






47. Cut to an object - then to a person






48. The camera films subjects from below






49. Direct lighting from below or the side






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