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Film Techniques

Subjects : performing-arts, film
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Sound that cannot be heard by the characters but is designed for audience reaction only






2. Direct lighting from below or the side






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






4. Cut to an object - then to a person






5. A single piece of film uninterrupted by cuts






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






7. Cut to an object - then to a person






8. A shot from some distance






9. The camera films subjects from below






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






11. The camera films subjects from below






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






13. Cut into action that is happening simultaneously






14. Can be to or from black or white






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






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






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






18. Direct lighting from below or the side






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. The image being shot as part of a whole






26. A single piece of film uninterrupted by cuts






27. A shot from some distance






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






29. Cut into action that is happening simultaneously






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. A new image wipes off the previous image






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






39. The camera is on a crane over the action






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






41. The image being shot as part of a whole






42. The camera is above the subject






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






44. Most common editing technique






45. Can be to or from black or white






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






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






48. The most common shot






49. The camera is above the subject






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