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Film Techniques

Subjects : performing-arts, film
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The image takes up at least 80 percent of the frame






2. Can be to or from black or white






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






4. Can be to or from black or white






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






6. Cut into action that is happening simultaneously






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






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






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






10. A single piece of film uninterrupted by cuts






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






12. The image being shot as part of a whole






13. Direct lighting from below or the side






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






15. The camera is above the subject






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






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






18. The camera is on a crane over the action






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






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






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






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






23. Cut to an object - then to a person






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






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






26. Direct lighting from below or the side






27. The camera is above the subject






28. The camera is on a crane over the action






29. Most common editing technique






30. A new image wipes off the previous image






31. A new image wipes off the previous image






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






33. The most common shot






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






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






36. Cut to an object - then to a person






37. The camera films subjects from below






38. A single piece of film uninterrupted by cuts






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






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






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






42. The image being shot as part of a whole






43. The most common shot






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






45. A shot from some distance






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






47. Cut into action that is happening simultaneously






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






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






50. A shot from some distance