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Film Techniques

Subjects : performing-arts, film
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A stationary camera where the lens moves to make an object seem to move closer to or further away from the camera






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. Cut into action that is happening simultaneously






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






12. The most common shot






13. The camera films subjects from below






14. Can be to or from black or white






15. Most common editing technique






16. The image being shot as part of a whole






17. Direct lighting from below or the side






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






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






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






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






22. Can be to or from black or white






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






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






25. The camera films subjects from below






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






27. A new image wipes off the previous image






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






29. A single piece of film uninterrupted by cuts






30. A new image wipes off the previous image






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






32. Cut into action that is happening simultaneously






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






34. The camera is above the subject






35. A single piece of film uninterrupted by cuts






36. The camera is on a crane over the action






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






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






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






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






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






42. Most common editing technique






43. Direct lighting from below or the side






44. The camera is above the subject






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






46. The camera is on a crane over the action






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






48. Cut to an object - then to a person






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






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