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






3. The camera films subjects from below






4. Can be to or from black or white






5. The most common shot






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






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






8. A new image wipes off the previous image






9. The image being shot as part of a whole






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






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






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






13. Cut to an object - then to a person






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






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






16. The camera is on a crane over the action






17. A new image wipes off the previous image






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






19. Direct lighting from below or the side






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






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






22. The camera is above the subject






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






24. The camera films subjects from below






25. The camera is above the subject






26. Direct lighting from below or the side






27. Cut into action that is happening simultaneously






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






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






30. The most common shot






31. A shot from some distance






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






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






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






35. Most common editing technique






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






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






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






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






40. Cut to an object - then to a person






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. A single piece of film uninterrupted by cuts






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






49. The image being shot as part of a whole






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