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Film Techniques

Subjects : performing-arts, film
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Sound that cannot be heard by the characters but is designed for audience reaction only






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






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






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






5. A single piece of film uninterrupted by cuts






6. A single piece of film uninterrupted by cuts






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






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






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






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






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






12. Cut to an object - then to a person






13. Direct lighting from below or the side






14. A new image wipes off the previous image






15. The camera is above the subject






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






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






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






19. The image being shot as part of a whole






20. Can be to or from black or white






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






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






23. The most common shot






24. The camera is above the subject






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






26. Most common editing technique






27. Cut into action that is happening simultaneously






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






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






30. The camera films subjects from below






31. Cut to an object - then to a person






32. Most common editing technique






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






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






35. The camera films subjects from below






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






37. Direct lighting from below or the side






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






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






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






41. Cut into action that is happening simultaneously






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






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






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






45. Can be to or from black or white






46. The camera is on a crane over the action






47. A shot from some distance






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






49. The most common shot






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