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Film Techniques

Subjects : performing-arts, film
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Cut into action that is happening simultaneously






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






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






4. Cut into action that is happening simultaneously






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






6. A single piece of film uninterrupted by cuts






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






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






9. Direct lighting from below or the side






10. A new image wipes off the previous image






11. Direct lighting from below or the side






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






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






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






15. The most common shot






16. Most common editing technique






17. Cut to an object - then to a person






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






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






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






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






22. The image being shot as part of a whole






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






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






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






26. The camera is on a crane over the action






27. Cut to an object - then to a person






28. Can be to or from black or white






29. The camera is on a crane over the action






30. The camera is above the subject






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






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. A shot from some distance






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






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






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






38. A single piece of film uninterrupted by cuts






39. The camera is above the subject






40. A new image wipes off the previous image






41. The most common shot






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






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






44. The camera films subjects from below






45. The camera films subjects from below






46. Most common editing technique






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






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






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






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