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Film Techniques

Subjects : performing-arts, film
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1. Often a long shot or a series of shots that sets the scene






2. The camera films subjects from below






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






4. Cut into action that is happening simultaneously






5. A new image wipes off the previous image






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






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






8. Most common editing technique






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






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






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






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






13. Cut into action that is happening simultaneously






14. Can be to or from black or white






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






16. A shot from some distance






17. Most common editing technique






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






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






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






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






22. The most common shot






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






24. The image being shot as part of a whole






25. The image being shot as part of a whole






26. The camera is above the subject






27. The camera films subjects from below






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






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






30. A single piece of film uninterrupted by cuts






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






32. The camera is on a crane over the action






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






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






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






36. Direct lighting from below or the side






37. Cut to an object - then to a person






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






39. The camera is on a crane over the action






40. Direct lighting from below or the side






41. Cut to an object - then to a person






42. A single piece of film uninterrupted by cuts






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






44. The camera is above the subject






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






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






47. Can be to or from black or white






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






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






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