Camera Techniques
What's a high angle shot?
The camera is above the subject looking down. Makes the subject seem small and weak
How many elements are there in sound design?
5
True or false: Facial expressions are vital to social communication between humans.
True
What is the title of the person on a film design team who creates the lighting design?
Lighting Designer
What is a cut?
Most common editing technique. Two pieces of film are spliced together to cut from one image to another
What's a Long Shot
A shot from some distance. If filming a person the whole body is shown
What is a non-diegetic?
Sound that cannot be heard by the characters in the film, and can only be heard by the audience
Which method of characterization might tell us about a character's weight?
Physical Appearance
How many basic type of lighting are there in film?
12
What is fade in editing terms?
Begins in darkness and gradually reaches full brightness (fade in) or begins in brightness and gradually reaches full darkness (fade out)
What is a shot-reverse-shot?
Shot of one subject, then the second subject, then back to the first subject. Often used for conversation or reaction shots
What is diegetic?
Sound that could be logically heard by the characters in the movie
Which method of characterization is an author using if we learn a character stole something?
Action
Scene is flooded with shadows, creating suspense and suspicion
What is dissolve?
A type of casein which one image is slowly replaced with another image (creates connections between images)
What's a two Shot
scene between two people, exclusively from an angle that shows both characters equally. Interactions between two characters is important.
How many main characteristics of sound is there?
5
What are characters whose role support others called?
Minor Characters
What is a high key?
Scene is flooded with light, creating bright open looking scene
A new image wipes away the previous image. More fluid than a cut and quicker than a dissolve
What is an "Establishing Shot?"
A long shot or series of shots used to establish setting in a scene or show transitions
What is the quality or timbre of sound?
The quality or timbre of sound is that characteristic which enables us to distinguish one sound from another having the same pitch and loudness.
What is a passive character?
The passive character is someone who is led by the plot of the story, who reacts to certain events or plot points but doesn't actively influence the story through decisions or actions and who does not willingly choose to take certain paths in order to change or influence their own future.
What is the term for lighting in a movie that imitates what would likely be a realistic lighting source in the scene?
Motivated Lighting
What is cross cutting?
Cuts between actions/events that are occurring simultaneously in two (or more) locations. To create tension, suspense and connection.