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Film Techniques

Subjects : performing-arts, film
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Direct lighting from below or the side






2. Cut into action that is happening simultaneously






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






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






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






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






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






8. Most common editing technique






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






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






11. Can be to or from black or white






12. Most common editing technique






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






14. Cut into action that is happening simultaneously






15. A single piece of film uninterrupted by cuts






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






17. Direct lighting from below or the side






18. A single piece of film uninterrupted by cuts






19. A new image wipes off the previous image






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. The camera films subjects from below






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






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






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






32. The camera is above the subject






33. The camera is on a crane over the action






34. The camera is above the subject






35. The camera films subjects from below






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






37. A new image wipes off the previous image






38. A shot from some distance






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






40. The camera is on a crane over the action






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






42. Can be to or from black or white






43. The most common shot






44. A shot from some distance






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






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






47. The image being shot as part of a whole






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






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






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