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Film Techniques

Subjects : performing-arts, film
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The scene is flooded with shadows and darkness - creating suspense or suspicion






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






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






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






5. Direct lighting from below or the side






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






7. The most common shot






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






9. The camera is above the subject






10. A new image wipes off the previous image






11. Can be to or from black or white






12. A new image wipes off the previous image






13. The camera films subjects from below






14. The image being shot as part of a whole






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






16. Cut into action that is happening simultaneously






17. The camera is above the subject






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






19. Cut to an object - then to a person






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






21. Most common editing technique






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






23. A single piece of film uninterrupted by cuts






24. Cut to an object - then to a person






25. A shot from some distance






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






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






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






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






30. The camera is on a crane over the action






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






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






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






34. Direct lighting from below or the side






35. A single piece of film uninterrupted by cuts






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






37. The camera is on a crane over the action






38. The camera films subjects from below






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






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






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






42. Can be to or from black or white






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






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






45. The image being shot as part of a whole






46. The most common shot






47. Cut into action that is happening simultaneously






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






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






50. A shot from some distance