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Film Techniques

Subjects : performing-arts, film
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Cut to an object - then to a person






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






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






4. A shot from some distance






5. The camera films subjects from below






6. The most common shot






7. A single piece of film uninterrupted by cuts






8. Cut into action that is happening simultaneously






9. Cut to an object - then to a person






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






11. Most common editing technique






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






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






14. Direct lighting from below or the side






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






16. Most common editing technique






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






18. A shot from some distance






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






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






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






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






23. The camera is above the subject






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






25. The camera is on a crane over the action






26. A new image wipes off the previous image






27. The image being shot as part of a whole






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






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






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






31. The most common shot






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






33. Cut into action that is happening simultaneously






34. A new image wipes off the previous image






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






36. The camera is on a crane over the action






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






38. Can be to or from black or white






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






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






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






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






43. A single piece of film uninterrupted by cuts






44. The camera is above the subject






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






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






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






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






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






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