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Film Techniques

Subjects : performing-arts, film
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The image being shot as part of a whole






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






3. Most common editing technique






4. Cut into action that is happening simultaneously






5. The image being shot as part of a whole






6. Cut into action that is happening simultaneously






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






8. The most common shot






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






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






11. A new image wipes off the previous image






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






13. Can be to or from black or white






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. A shot from some distance






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






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






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






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






25. The camera is above the subject






26. A new image wipes off the previous image






27. The camera is above the subject






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






29. A shot from some distance






30. The most common shot






31. A single piece of film uninterrupted by cuts






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






33. A single piece of film uninterrupted by cuts






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






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






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 taken from a normal height or at the character's eye level






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






40. Can be to or from black or white






41. The camera films subjects from below






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






43. The camera is on a crane over the action






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






45. The camera is on a crane over the action






46. Cut to an object - then to a person






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






48. Direct lighting from below or the side






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






50. Direct lighting from below or the side