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Film Techniques

Subjects : performing-arts, film
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The camera films subjects from below






2. Can be to or from black or white






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






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






5. Can be to or from black or white






6. A single piece of film uninterrupted by cuts






7. Cut to an object - then to a person






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






9. Cut into action that is happening simultaneously






10. The camera is above the subject






11. A shot from some distance






12. Direct lighting from below or the side






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






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






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






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






17. A single piece of film uninterrupted by cuts






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






19. The most common shot






20. Most common editing technique






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






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






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






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






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






26. Direct lighting from below or the side






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






28. The image being shot as part of a whole






29. The most common shot






30. A new image wipes off the previous image






31. Cut to an object - then to a person






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






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






34. The image being shot as part of a whole






35. The camera films subjects from below






36. A new image wipes off the previous image






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






38. A shot from some distance






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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