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






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






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






4. The image being shot as part of a whole






5. The camera is above the subject






6. Most common editing technique






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






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






9. A shot from some distance






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






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






12. The camera is on a crane over the action






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






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






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






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






17. A shot from some distance






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






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






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






21. The image being shot as part of a whole






22. The most common shot






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






24. The camera is on a crane over the action






25. The most common shot






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






27. Cut to an object - then to a person






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






29. A new image wipes off the previous image






30. Cut into action that is happening simultaneously






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






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






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






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






35. Most common editing technique






36. Direct lighting from below or the side






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. Can be to or from black or white






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






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






46. A single piece of film uninterrupted by cuts






47. A new image wipes off the previous image






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






49. A single piece of film uninterrupted by cuts






50. Cut into action that is happening simultaneously