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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. A new image wipes off the previous image






2. Cut to an object - then to a person






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






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






5. The camera films subjects from below






6. Cut into action that is happening simultaneously






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






8. The camera films subjects from below






9. Most common editing technique






10. Can be to or from black or white






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






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






13. Can be to or from black or white






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






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






16. A new image wipes off the previous image






17. The camera is above the subject






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






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






20. The camera is on a crane over the action






21. The camera is on a crane over the action






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






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






24. A shot from some distance






25. The camera is above the subject






26. Direct lighting from below or the side






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






28. The most common shot






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






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






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






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






33. A single piece of film uninterrupted by cuts






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






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






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






37. Cut to an object - then to a person






38. The most common shot






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






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






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






42. Most common editing technique






43. The image being shot as part of a whole






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






45. A single piece of film uninterrupted by cuts






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






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






48. Cut into action that is happening simultaneously






49. Direct lighting from below or the side






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