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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. Cut into action that is happening simultaneously






3. The camera is above the subject






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






5. The image being shot as part of a whole






6. A new image wipes off the previous image






7. The camera is on a crane over the action






8. Can be to or from black or white






9. The image being shot as part of a whole






10. The camera films subjects from below






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






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






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






14. Direct lighting from below or the side






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






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






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






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






19. Most common editing technique






20. A new image wipes off the previous image






21. A single piece of film uninterrupted by cuts






22. Direct lighting from below or the side






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






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






25. The most common shot






26. Cut to an object - then to a person






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






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






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






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






31. The camera is above the subject






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






33. Cut to an object - then to a person






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






35. The camera films subjects from below






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






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






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






39. A single piece of film uninterrupted by cuts






40. The camera is on a crane over the action






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






42. A shot from some distance






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






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






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






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






47. A shot from some distance






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






49. The most common shot






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