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






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






3. A new image wipes off the previous image






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






5. Cut to an object - then to a person






6. The camera is above the subject






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






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






9. The image being shot as part of a whole






10. The most common shot






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






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






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






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






15. A shot from some distance






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






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






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






19. The most common shot






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






21. Direct lighting from below or the side






22. Can be to or from black or white






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






24. The image being shot as part of a whole






25. A single piece of film uninterrupted by cuts






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






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






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






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






30. Most common editing technique






31. Direct lighting from below or the side






32. Most common editing technique






33. Cut into action that is happening simultaneously






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






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






36. The camera is on a crane over the action






37. The camera films subjects from below






38. Cut into action that is happening simultaneously






39. The camera is above the subject






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






41. The camera films subjects from below






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






43. Can be to or from black or white






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






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






46. Cut to an object - then to a person






47. A new image wipes off the previous image






48. A shot from some distance






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






50. A single piece of film uninterrupted by cuts