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Film Techniques

Subjects : performing-arts, film
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1. Often a long shot or a series of shots that sets the scene






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. A new image wipes off the previous image






9. Cut into action that is happening simultaneously






10. The image being shot as part of a whole






11. The camera films subjects from below






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






13. Can be to or from black or white






14. The most common shot






15. A shot from some distance






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






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






18. Cut to an object - then to a person






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






20. Most common editing technique






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






22. The camera is above the subject






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






24. Cut to an object - then to a person






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






26. The camera is above the subject






27. Cut into action that is happening simultaneously






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






29. Direct lighting from below or the side






30. Direct lighting from below or the side






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. A single piece of film uninterrupted by cuts






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






39. The camera is on a crane over the action






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






41. A single piece of film uninterrupted by cuts






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






43. The camera films subjects from below






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






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






46. The image being shot as part of a whole






47. Can be to or from black or white






48. The camera is on a crane over the action






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






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