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Film Techniques

Subjects : performing-arts, film
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A new image wipes off the previous image






2. Cut into action that is happening simultaneously






3. Cut into action that is happening simultaneously






4. Can be to or from black or white






5. The camera is on a crane over the action






6. A shot from some distance






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






8. The most common shot






9. The camera films subjects from below






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






11. Direct lighting from below or the side






12. The image being shot as part of a whole






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






14. The camera films subjects from below






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






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






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






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






19. The most common shot






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






21. Cut to an object - then to a person






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






23. Can be to or from black or white






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. A single piece of film uninterrupted by cuts






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






33. Most common editing technique






34. A shot from some distance






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






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






37. A single piece of film uninterrupted by cuts






38. Most common editing technique






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






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






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






42. The image being shot as part of a whole






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






44. The camera is above the subject






45. A new image wipes off the previous image






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






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






48. Direct lighting from below or the side






49. The camera is above the subject






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