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Film Techniques

Subjects : performing-arts, film
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A shot from some distance






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






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






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






5. The most common shot






6. Can be to or from black or white






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






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






9. Direct lighting from below or the side






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. Cut to an object - then to a person






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






18. The camera is on a crane over the action






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






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






21. Cut to an object - then to a person






22. The image being shot as part of a whole






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






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






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






26. The camera is above the subject






27. The camera is on a crane over the action






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






29. Most common editing technique






30. A shot from some distance






31. The most common shot






32. Direct lighting from below or the side






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






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






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






36. Cut into action that is happening simultaneously






37. Cut into action that is happening simultaneously






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






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






42. A new image wipes off the previous image






43. A single piece of film uninterrupted by cuts






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






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






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






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






48. Can be to or from black or white






49. The image being shot as part of a whole






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