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Film Techniques

Subjects : performing-arts, film
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Can be to or from black or white






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






3. Cut to an object - then to a person






4. A new image wipes off the previous image






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






6. Can be to or from black or white






7. Most common editing technique






8. The camera is on a crane over the action






9. A shot from some distance






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. The most common shot






17. The camera is above the subject






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






19. A single piece of film uninterrupted by cuts






20. A single piece of film uninterrupted by cuts






21. The camera is on a crane over the action






22. A new image wipes off the previous image






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






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






25. Cut to an object - then to a person






26. Cut into action that is happening simultaneously






27. The camera films subjects from below






28. Direct lighting from below or the side






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






30. Cut into action that is happening simultaneously






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






32. Most common editing technique






33. The image being shot as part of a whole






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






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






36. The camera films subjects from below






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






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






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






40. The image being shot as part of a whole






41. Direct lighting from below or the side






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






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






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






45. A shot from some distance






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






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






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






49. The camera is above the subject






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