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Film Techniques

Subjects : performing-arts, film
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A shot from some distance






2. Cut into action that is happening simultaneously






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






4. Can be to or from black or white






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






6. Cut into action that is happening simultaneously






7. The most common shot






8. A single piece of film uninterrupted by cuts






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






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






11. The camera films subjects from below






12. The image being shot as part of a whole






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






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






15. A new image wipes off the previous image






16. The camera is above the subject






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






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






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






20. The camera is above the subject






21. Cut to an object - then to a person






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






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






24. A shot from some distance






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






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






27. Direct lighting from below or the side






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






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






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






31. The camera is on a crane over the action






32. Most common editing technique






33. The most common shot






34. Most common editing technique






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






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






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






38. A new image wipes off the previous image






39. Cut to an object - then to a person






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. Direct lighting from below or the side






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






48. Can be to or from black or white






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






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