English P2- Film Techniques

Question 1

Shot

Answer 1

Piece of film between two edits

Question 2

Extreme close-up

Answer 2

Single detail occupies most of the screen

Insert

Question 3

Close-up

Answer 3

Camera is close to the subject, so that when the image is projected most of the screen shows face and its expression

Question 4

Medium close-up

Answer 4

Chest up

Question 5

Medium shot

Answer 5

Waist up

Background begins to be visible and potentially important

Question 6

Medium long shot

Answer 6

Knees up

Question 7

Long shot

Answer 7

Head to feet, with surrounding environment very visible

Question 8

Extreme long shot

Answer 8

Camera is very far away from the subject

Question 9

Angle

Answer 9

Position of the camera in relation to the subject being filmed

Question 10

Low-angle

Answer 10

Below subject and shoots upwards at it

Question 11

Worm’s eye view

Answer 11

Directly under subject

Question 12

Eye-level

Answer 12

Normal eye level in relation to the subject

Question 13

High-angle

Answer 13

Above subject and shoots down

Question 14

Bird’s eye view

Answer 14

Directly over subject

Question 15

Reverse angle

Answer 15

Over-the-shoulder position of each character

Question 16

Crane shot

Answer 16

Taken from a crane or boom and can move in any direction

Question 17

Dolly shot

Answer 17

Camera is mounted on a dolly and move forward and away from the subject

Question 18

Tracking shot

Answer 18

Camera is mounted on a dolly or truck, and moves horizontally on wheels or railroad-like tracks to follow the action being filmed or to survey the environment

Question 19

Hand-held shot

Answer 19

Camera operator carries camera (Shakycam)
Used for lack of smoothness, to the give impression of the point of view of the person walking
For greater naturalism or to create suspense

Question 20

Pan shot

Answer 20

View sweeps form left to right or right to left

Not mounted on a movable object but stays fixed

Question 21

Tilt

Answer 21

Like pan, but camera tilts up or down

Question 22

Subjective shot

Answer 22

Camera is positioned, or has something about its content (distortion through misfocus or strange colours) to suggest that the shot is seen from the viewpoint of a particular character, usually in an abnormal frame of mind

Question 23

Mis-En-Scene

Answer 23

The design aspect of film production, it is often a visual way to tell a story. It applies to everything which applies before the camera and includes the positioning and movement of actors and props

Question 24

Scene

Answer 24

Portion of a film in which all of the action occurs in the same place and the same time span. May composed of a many number of shots

Question 25

Context

Answer 25

Socio-political background to the film

Question 26

Frame -

Answer 26

Shot- scene- sequence

Question 27

Icon

Answer 27

Denotative meaning of a shot

Question 28

Index

Answer 28

Connotative meaning of a visual sign