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Test your basic knowledge |

Film Techniques

Subjects : performing-arts, film
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. A scene between two people shot exclusively from an angle that includes both characters more or less equally






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






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






4. A shot from some distance






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






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






7. Most common editing technique






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. Direct lighting from below or the side






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






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






17. Most common editing technique






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






19. A shot from some distance






20. Cut into action that is happening simultaneously






21. A new image wipes off the previous image






22. The image being shot as part of a whole






23. Cut to an object - then to a person






24. Cut into action that is happening simultaneously






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






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






27. Cut to an object - then to a person






28. Can be to or from black or white






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






30. The camera films subjects from below






31. The most common shot






32. The image being shot as part of a whole






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






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






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






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






37. Direct lighting from below or the side






38. The most common shot






39. The camera is on a crane over the action






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






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






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






43. The camera films subjects from below






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






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






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






47. Can be to or from black or white






48. The camera is above the subject






49. A new image wipes off the previous image






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






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