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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. Cut or dissolve to action that happened in the past






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






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






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






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






7. Cut into action that is happening simultaneously






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






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






10. A shot from some distance






11. A single piece of film uninterrupted by cuts






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






13. The camera is above the subject






14. The most common shot






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






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






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






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






19. A shot from some distance






20. A single piece of film uninterrupted by cuts






21. Cut into action that is happening simultaneously






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






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






24. The camera films subjects from below






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






26. The image being shot as part of a whole






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






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






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






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






31. The camera is on a crane over the action






32. Can be to or from black or white






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






34. The camera is on a crane over the action






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






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






37. Direct lighting from below or the side






38. The camera is above the subject






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






40. Can be to or from black or white






41. Direct lighting from below or the side






42. A new image wipes off the previous image






43. The image being shot as part of a whole






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






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






46. The most common shot






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






48. Most common editing technique






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






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