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Film Techniques

Subjects : performing-arts, film
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A single piece of film uninterrupted by cuts






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






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






4. The image being shot as part of a whole






5. A single piece of film uninterrupted by cuts






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






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






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






9. The camera is above the subject






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






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






12. The image being shot as part of a whole






13. A shot from some distance






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






15. Direct lighting from below or the side






16. Cut to an object - then to a person






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






18. A new image wipes off the previous image






19. The camera films subjects from below






20. Can be to or from black or white






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






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






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






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






25. Cut into action that is happening simultaneously






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






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






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






29. A new image wipes off the previous image






30. The camera is above the subject






31. The most common shot






32. Direct lighting from below or the side






33. Cut into action that is happening simultaneously






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






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






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






37. A shot from some distance






38. The camera films subjects from below






39. Cut to an object - then to a person






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






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






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






43. The camera is on a crane over the action






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






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






46. Most common editing technique






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






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