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Film Techniques

Subjects : performing-arts, film
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The camera is above the subject






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






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






4. The image being shot as part of a whole






5. Can be to or from black or white






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






7. The most common shot






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






9. A single piece of film uninterrupted by cuts






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






11. The camera films subjects from below






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






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






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






15. Most common editing technique






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






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






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






19. Cut into action that is happening simultaneously






20. Direct lighting from below or the side






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






22. The camera is on a crane over the action






23. The image being shot as part of a whole






24. The camera films subjects from below






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






26. A shot from some distance






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






28. Cut to an object - then to a person






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






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






31. Cut into action that is happening simultaneously






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






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






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






35. Most common editing technique






36. The camera is on a crane over the action






37. The most common shot






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






39. A new image wipes off the previous image






40. A new image wipes off the previous image






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






42. Direct lighting from below or the side






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. Cut to an object - then to a person