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Film Techniques

Subjects : performing-arts, film
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A new image wipes off the previous image






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






3. Cut to an object - then to a person






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






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






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






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






8. Can be to or from black or white






9. Direct lighting from below or the side






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






11. The camera films subjects from below






12. Cut into action that is happening simultaneously






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






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






15. A shot from some distance






16. Can be to or from black or white






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






18. A shot from some distance






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






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






21. Cut to an object - then to a person






22. The image being shot as part of a whole






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






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






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






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






27. The camera is above the subject






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






29. A single piece of film uninterrupted by cuts






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






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






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






33. Most common editing technique






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






35. Most common editing technique






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






37. The image being shot as part of a whole






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






39. The camera is on a crane over the action






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






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






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






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






44. The camera is above the subject






45. Direct lighting from below or the side






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






47. The most common shot






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






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






50. The camera films subjects from below