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Film Techniques

Subjects : performing-arts, film
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Often a long shot or a series of shots that sets the scene






2. Cut into action that is happening simultaneously






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






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






5. A single piece of film uninterrupted by cuts






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






7. Most common editing technique






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






9. The camera films subjects from below






10. Direct lighting from below or the side






11. Most common editing technique






12. A single piece of film uninterrupted by cuts






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






14. A new image wipes off the previous image






15. Direct lighting from below or the side






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






17. The camera is above the subject






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






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






20. A stationary camera moves up or down along a vertical 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. Cut or dissolve to action that happened in the past






23. The camera is on a crane over the action






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






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






26. Cut to an object - then to a person






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






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






29. The image being shot as part of a whole






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






31. The most common shot






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






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






34. Cut into action that is happening simultaneously






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






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






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






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






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






40. A new image wipes off the previous image






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






42. Can be to or from black or white






43. The most common shot






44. The camera films subjects from below






45. The camera is on a crane over the action






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






47. A shot from some distance






48. The image being shot as part of a whole






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






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