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Film Techniques

Subjects : performing-arts, film
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A kind of fade in which one image is slowly replaced by another






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






3. The camera is on a crane over the action






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






5. The most common shot






6. The most common shot






7. Direct lighting from below or the side






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






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






10. Can be to or from black or white






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






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






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






14. Direct lighting from below or the side






15. Cut into action that is happening simultaneously






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






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






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






19. Cut into action that is happening simultaneously






20. A new image wipes off the previous image






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






22. The camera is on a crane over the action






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






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






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






26. A shot from some distance






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






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






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






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






31. Most common editing technique






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






33. The image being shot as part of a whole






34. The camera is above the subject






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






36. The camera films subjects from below






37. Most common editing technique






38. A single piece of film uninterrupted by cuts






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






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






41. Cut to an object - then to a person






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






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






44. Can be to or from black or white






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






46. A new image wipes off the previous image






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






48. The image being shot as part of a whole






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






50. The camera films subjects from below