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






2. The most common shot






3. Can be to or from black or white






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






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






6. The image being shot as part of a whole






7. Direct lighting from below or the side






8. The camera is on a crane over the action






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






10. Cut to an object - then to a person






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






12. Can be to or from black or white






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. The camera is above the subject






20. The camera is on a crane over the action






21. Cut into action that is happening simultaneously






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






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






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






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






26. Most common editing technique






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






28. A shot from some distance






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






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






31. Most common editing technique






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






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






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






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






36. The image being shot as part of a whole






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






38. The most common shot






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






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






41. A new image wipes off the previous image






42. A new image wipes off the previous image






43. The camera films subjects from below






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






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






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






47. A single piece of film uninterrupted by cuts






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






49. A shot from some distance






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