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Film Techniques

Subjects : performing-arts, film
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1. Most common editing technique






2. Direct lighting from below or the side






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






4. A single piece of film uninterrupted by cuts






5. A new image wipes off the previous image






6. A shot from some distance






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






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






9. A new image wipes off the previous image






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






11. The camera films subjects from below






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






13. The camera is above the subject






14. Cut into action that is happening simultaneously






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






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






17. Cut to an object - then to a person






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






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 of one subject - then another - then back to the first






21. Most common editing technique






22. Cut into action that is happening simultaneously






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






24. The camera is on a crane over the action






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






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






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






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






29. The most common shot






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






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






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






33. Can be to or from black or white






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






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






36. Cut to an object - then to a person






37. Direct lighting from below or the side






38. The image being shot as part of a whole






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






40. Can be to or from black or white






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






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






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






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






45. A single piece of film uninterrupted by cuts






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






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






48. The most common shot






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






50. The camera is above the subject