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Film Techniques

Subjects : performing-arts, film
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The camera is above the subject






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






3. The image being shot as part of a whole






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






5. The camera is above the subject






6. A new image wipes off the previous image






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






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






9. Most common editing technique






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






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






12. Can be to or from black or white






13. Direct lighting from below or the side






14. The image being shot as part of a whole






15. The camera is on a crane over the action






16. A shot from some distance






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






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






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






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






21. A new image wipes off the previous image






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






23. The camera films subjects from below






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. Can be to or from black or white






32. A single piece of film uninterrupted by cuts






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. Most common editing technique






41. Cut to an object - then to a person






42. The most common shot






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






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






45. A shot from some distance






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






47. Cut into action that is happening simultaneously






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






49. The most common shot






50. Direct lighting from below or the side