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Film Techniques

Subjects : performing-arts, film
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Sound that could logically be heard by the characters in the film






2. A single piece of film uninterrupted by cuts






3. Direct lighting from below or the side






4. Cut to an object - then to a person






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






6. The camera is on a crane over the action






7. A shot from some distance






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






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






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






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






12. The camera is above the subject






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






14. The camera is on a crane over the action






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






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






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






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






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






20. The camera is above the subject






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






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






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






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






25. Can be to or from black or white






26. The camera films subjects from below






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






28. Can be to or from black or white






29. Cut into action that is happening simultaneously






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






31. A new image wipes off the previous image






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






33. A shot from some distance






34. Most common editing technique






35. A single piece of film uninterrupted by cuts






36. The image being shot as part of a whole






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






38. The most common shot






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






40. Cut into action that is happening simultaneously






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






42. The camera films subjects from below






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






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






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






46. The most common shot






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






48. Cut to an object - then to a person






49. The image being shot as part of a whole






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