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Film Techniques

Subjects : performing-arts, film
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Cut to an object - then to a person






2. A shot from some distance






3. The camera is above the subject






4. A new image wipes off the previous image






5. Most common editing technique






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






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






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






9. Cut to an object - then to a person






10. The camera films subjects from below






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






12. Direct lighting from below or the side






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






14. Can be to or from black or white






15. The camera is above the subject






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






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






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






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






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






21. Most common editing technique






22. The image being shot as part of a whole






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






24. The camera is on a crane over the action






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






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






27. The image being shot as part of a whole






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






29. A single piece of film uninterrupted by cuts






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






31. The camera films subjects from below






32. Can be to or from black or white






33. A shot from some distance






34. The most common shot






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






36. Cut into action that is happening simultaneously






37. A single piece of film uninterrupted by cuts






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






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






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






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






42. A new image wipes off the previous image






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






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






45. Direct lighting from below or the side






46. The most common shot






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






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






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






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