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Film Techniques

Subjects : performing-arts, film
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The most common shot






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






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






4. A shot from some distance






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






6. A new image wipes off the previous image






7. The image being shot as part of a whole






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






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






10. The camera films subjects from below






11. A single piece of film uninterrupted by cuts






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






13. The image being shot as part of a whole






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






15. The camera is above the subject






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






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






18. A new image wipes off the previous image






19. Cut into action that is happening simultaneously






20. Most common editing technique






21. The camera is on a crane over the action






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






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






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






25. Can be to or from black or white






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






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






28. A single piece of film uninterrupted by cuts






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






30. Direct lighting from below or the side






31. Cut to an object - then to a person






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






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






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






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






36. Cut to an object - then to a person






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






38. The camera films subjects from below






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






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






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






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






43. A shot from some distance






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






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






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






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






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






49. The camera is above the subject






50. Can be to or from black or white