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Film Techniques

Subjects : performing-arts, film
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. The camera is above the subject






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






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






4. Most common editing technique






5. A single piece of film uninterrupted by cuts






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. The image being shot as part of a whole






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






21. The most common shot






22. Can be to or from black or white






23. The camera is on a crane over the action






24. Direct lighting from below or the side






25. A new image wipes off the previous image






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






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






28. Can be to or from black or white






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






30. The camera films subjects from below






31. A new image wipes off the previous image






32. Cut to an object - then to a person






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






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






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






36. Cut into action that is happening simultaneously






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






38. The most common shot






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






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






41. Direct lighting from below or the side






42. A shot from some distance






43. The camera is on a crane over the action






44. The camera films subjects from below






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






46. Cut into action that is happening simultaneously






47. Most common editing technique






48. A single piece of film uninterrupted by cuts






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






50. The camera is above the subject