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Film Techniques

Subjects : performing-arts, film
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A stationary camera moves from side to side on a horizontal axis






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






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






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






5. A shot from some distance






6. Cut into action that is happening simultaneously






7. A single piece of film uninterrupted by cuts






8. Cut into action that is happening simultaneously






9. The camera is above the subject






10. The camera is on a crane over the action






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






12. The image being shot as part of a whole






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






14. The image being shot as part of a whole






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






16. A single piece of film uninterrupted by cuts






17. The camera films subjects from below






18. The camera films subjects from below






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. Most common editing technique






26. The most common shot






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






28. The most common shot






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






30. Direct lighting from below or the side






31. Can be to or from black or white






32. Can be to or from black or white






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






34. A new image wipes off the previous image






35. Direct lighting from below or the side






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






37. Cut to an object - then to a person






38. A shot from some distance






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






40. Cut to an object - then to a person






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






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






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






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






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






46. Most common editing technique






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






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






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






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