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Film Techniques

Subjects : performing-arts, film
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The camera is on a crane over the action






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






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






4. The image being shot as part of a whole






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






6. The image being shot as part of a whole






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






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






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






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






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






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 moves from side to side on a horizontal axis






15. The most common shot






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






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






18. The camera films subjects from below






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






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






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






24. The camera is above the subject






25. Cut to an object - then to a person






26. Cut into action that is happening simultaneously






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






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






29. The camera is above the subject






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






31. The camera films subjects from below






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






33. A shot from some distance






34. The most common shot






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






36. Direct lighting from below or the side






37. A single piece of film uninterrupted by cuts






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






39. Can be to or from black or white






40. A single piece of film uninterrupted by cuts






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






42. A new image wipes off the previous image






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






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






45. The camera is on a crane over the action






46. Most common editing technique






47. A new image wipes off the previous image






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






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






50. Cut to an object - then to a person