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Film Techniques

Subjects : performing-arts, film
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A stationary camera moves from side to side on a horizontal axis






2. Can be to or from black or white






3. The camera films subjects from below






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






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






6. The camera is above the subject






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 shot of one subject - then another - then back to the first






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. Cut to an object - then to a person






16. The image being shot as part of a whole






17. A single piece of film uninterrupted by cuts






18. Most common editing technique






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






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






21. The camera is on a crane over the action






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






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






24. Direct lighting from below or the side






25. Most common editing technique






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






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






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






29. The image being shot as part of a whole






30. Direct lighting from below or the side






31. A shot from some distance






32. Can be to or from black or white






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






34. The camera is on a crane over the action






35. A new image wipes off the previous image






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






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






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






39. A single piece of film uninterrupted by cuts






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






41. The camera is above the subject






42. Cut to an object - then to a person






43. Cut into action that is happening simultaneously






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






45. The most common shot






46. The most common shot






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






48. A shot from some distance






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






50. The camera films subjects from below