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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 image takes up at least 80 percent of the frame






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






4. Direct lighting from below or the side






5. A shot from some distance






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






7. The camera is on a crane over the action






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






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






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






11. The camera films subjects from below






12. A single piece of film uninterrupted by cuts






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






14. The image being shot as part of a whole






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






16. Cut to an object - then to a person






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






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






19. A new image wipes off the previous image






20. The most common shot






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






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






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






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






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






26. The camera is above the subject






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






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






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






30. Cut into action that is happening simultaneously






31. The most common shot






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






33. Most common editing technique






34. The camera is on a crane over the action






35. Can be to or from black or white






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






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






38. A shot from some distance






39. The image being shot as part of a whole






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






41. Most common editing technique






42. Cut into action that is happening simultaneously






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






44. A single piece of film uninterrupted by cuts






45. Direct lighting from below or the side






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






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






48. The camera films subjects from below






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






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