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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 new image wipes off the previous image






3. The camera is above the subject






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






5. Most common editing technique






6. The most common shot






7. The image being shot as part of a whole






8. A single piece of film uninterrupted by cuts






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






10. Can be to or from black or white






11. The camera is on a crane over the action






12. Most common editing technique






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. Cut to an object - then to a person






26. A new image wipes off the previous image






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






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






29. The camera films subjects from below






30. The image being shot as part of a whole






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






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






33. Can be to or from black or white






34. Direct lighting from below or the side






35. A shot from some distance






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






37. Cut to an object - then to a person






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






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






40. A single piece of film uninterrupted by cuts






41. The most common shot






42. The camera is above the subject






43. Direct lighting from below or the side






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






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






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






47. Cut into action that is happening simultaneously






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






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






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