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Film Techniques

Subjects : performing-arts, film
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A shot of one subject - then another - then back to the first






2. The camera is on a crane over the action






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






4. A single piece of film uninterrupted by cuts






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






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






7. The camera films subjects from below






8. Most common editing technique






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






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






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






12. Cut into action that is happening simultaneously






13. The most common shot






14. A new image wipes off the previous image






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






16. Cut to an object - then to a person






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






18. Direct lighting from below or the side






19. Cut into action that is happening simultaneously






20. The image being shot as part of a whole






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






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






23. A new image wipes off the previous image






24. Can be to or from black or white






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






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






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






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






29. The image being shot as part of a whole






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






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






32. A single piece of film uninterrupted by cuts






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






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






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






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






37. The camera is above the subject






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






39. A shot from some distance






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






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






42. The most common shot






43. A shot from some distance






44. The camera films subjects from below






45. The camera is on a crane over the action






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






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






48. Most common editing technique






49. The camera is above the subject






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