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Film Techniques

Subjects : performing-arts, film
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Sound that could logically be heard by the characters in the film






2. The camera is on a crane over the action






3. The camera is above the subject






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






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






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






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






8. A new image wipes off the previous image






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






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






11. The camera films subjects from below






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






13. Cut to an object - then to a person






14. Direct lighting from below or the side






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






16. The most common shot






17. A shot from some distance






18. Most common editing technique






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






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






21. Direct lighting from below or the side






22. Can be to or from black or white






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






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






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






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






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






28. Can be to or from black or white






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






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






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






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






33. Most common editing technique






34. The image being shot as part of a whole






35. The camera is on a crane over the action






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






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






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






39. The most common shot






40. A single piece of film uninterrupted by cuts






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






42. Cut to an object - then to a person






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






44. The camera films subjects from below






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






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






47. The camera is above the subject






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






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






50. Cut into action that is happening simultaneously