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Film Techniques

Subjects : performing-arts, film
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Sound that cannot be heard by the characters but is designed for audience reaction only






2. The camera is on a crane over the action






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






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






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






6. Most common editing technique






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






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






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






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






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






12. The image being shot as part of a whole






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






14. The camera is on a crane over the action






15. A new image wipes off the previous image






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






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






18. Cut into action that is happening simultaneously






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






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






21. The camera films subjects from below






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






23. A shot from some distance






24. A single piece of film uninterrupted by cuts






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






26. The camera is above the subject






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






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






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






30. Direct lighting from below or the side






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






32. Most common editing technique






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






34. The most common shot






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






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






37. Cut into action that is happening simultaneously






38. Direct lighting from below or the side






39. Cut to an object - then to a person






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






41. A shot from some distance






42. A new image wipes off the previous image






43. Can be to or from black or white






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






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






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






47. The most common shot






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






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






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