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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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1. The image being shot as part of a whole






2. Most common editing technique






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






4. Can be to or from black or white






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






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






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






8. A new image wipes off the previous image






9. The most common shot






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






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






12. The camera is above the subject






13. Cut into action that is happening simultaneously






14. The image being shot as part of a whole






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






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






17. Most common editing technique






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. A single piece of film uninterrupted by cuts






27. The camera films subjects from below






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






29. Can be to or from black or white






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






31. Direct lighting from below or the side






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






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 camera films subjects from below






35. The camera is on a crane over the action






36. The camera is above the subject






37. The camera is on a crane over the action






38. The most common shot






39. Cut into action that is happening simultaneously






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






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






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






43. A new image wipes off the previous image






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






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






46. A shot from some distance






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






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






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






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