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Film Techniques

Subjects : performing-arts, film
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Soft lighting on the actor's face or from behind






2. The camera is on a crane over the action






3. The camera is on a crane over the action






4. The camera is above the subject






5. Cut to an object - then to a person






6. The camera is above the subject






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






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






9. The image being shot as part of a whole






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






11. Most common editing technique






12. Can be to or from black or white






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






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






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






16. Can be to or from black or white






17. A new image wipes off the previous image






18. The image being shot as part of a whole






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






20. A new image wipes off the previous image






21. Most common editing technique






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






23. Cut into action that is happening simultaneously






24. The camera films subjects from below






25. A single piece of film uninterrupted by cuts






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






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






28. The most common shot






29. A shot from some distance






30. Direct lighting from below or the side






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






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






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






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






35. The camera films subjects from below






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






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






38. Cut into action that is happening simultaneously






39. The most common shot






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






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






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






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






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






45. Cut to an object - then to a person






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






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






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






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






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