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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. The camera films subjects from below






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






4. A new image wipes off the previous image






5. The camera is on a crane over the action






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






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






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






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






10. Cut to an object - then to a person






11. The most common shot






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. The camera is above the subject






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






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






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






23. Can be to or from black or white






24. A shot from some distance






25. The camera is on a crane over the action






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






27. Direct lighting from below or the side






28. Direct lighting from below or the side






29. A shot from some distance






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






31. A single piece of film uninterrupted by cuts






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






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






34. Cut into action that is happening simultaneously






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






36. Most common editing technique






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






38. The camera is above the subject






39. The image being shot as part of a whole






40. Most common editing technique






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






42. The image being shot as part of a whole






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






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






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






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






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






48. Cut to an object - then to a person






49. The camera films subjects from below






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