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Film Techniques

Subjects : performing-arts, film
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Sound that cannot be heard by the characters but is designed for audience reaction only






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






3. The camera is on a crane over the action






4. The camera films subjects from below






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






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






7. The image being shot as part of a whole






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






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






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






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






12. The image being shot as part of a whole






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






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






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






16. A single piece of film uninterrupted by cuts






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






18. Most common editing technique






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






20. A shot from some distance






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






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






23. The most common shot






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






25. Can be to or from black or white






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






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






28. Cut to an object - then to a person






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






30. The most common shot






31. A new image wipes off the previous image






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






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






34. Direct lighting from below or the side






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






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






37. A single piece of film uninterrupted by cuts






38. Direct lighting from below or the side






39. Cut to an object - then to a person






40. Can be to or from black or white






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






42. A shot from some distance






43. A new image wipes off the previous image






44. Most common editing technique






45. The camera films subjects from below






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






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






48. Cut into action that is happening simultaneously






49. The camera is above the subject






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