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Film Techniques

Subjects : performing-arts, film
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A new image wipes off the previous image






2. A single piece of film uninterrupted by cuts






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






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






5. A shot from some distance






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






7. Cut to an object - then to a person






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






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






10. The most common shot






11. Most common editing technique






12. Cut into action that is happening simultaneously






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. The camera is above the subject






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






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






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






23. The camera is above the subject






24. The most common shot






25. Cut to an object - then to a person






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






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






28. Cut into action that is happening simultaneously






29. The camera is on a crane over the action






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






31. The camera films subjects from below






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






33. The camera is on a crane over the action






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






35. A shot from some distance






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. A single piece of film uninterrupted by cuts






44. The camera films subjects from below






45. Direct lighting from below or the side






46. Direct lighting from below or the side






47. Can be to or from black or white






48. Most common editing technique






49. The image being shot as part of a whole






50. Can be to or from black or white