Media (C,E,S,M)

Question 1

Name the Camera ‘Shot Types’
(8)

Answer 1

• Wide shot
• Mid shot
• Close up
• Extreme close up
• Establishing Shot
• Over the shoulder shot
• Two shot/Three shot
• Point of view

Question 2

What is an establishing shot?

Answer 2

A shot that helps to establish the context/setting of the scene e.g. house in a town in Scotland.

Question 3

What is a Two/Three shot?

Answer 3

A camera angle that captures two or three subjects in the film.

Question 4

Name the movement shot types
(9)

Answer 4

• Tracking shot
• Pan
• Handheld
• Follow shot
• Crane
• Dolly
• Zoom
• Reverse zoom
• Drone shot

Question 5

What is a tracking shot?

Answer 5

A camera shot that moves through a scene, following a subject or providing a wider view of an event.

Question 6

What is a Pan?

Answer 6

A camera shot where the camera pivots horizontally while the base remains in a fixed position.

Question 7

What is a Handheld shot?

Answer 7

A shot where the camera operator holds the camera instead of mounting it on a tripod or other stabilising device.

Question 8

What is a follow shot?

Answer 8

A shot that tracks the movement of a subject making it appear as if the camera is chasing the subject.

Question 9

What is a crane shot?

Answer 9

A shot that uses a crane to move the camera in any direction.

Question 10

What is a dolly shot?

Answer 10

A shot that uses a camera mounted on a wheeled cart called a dolly.

Question 11

What is a reverse zoom shot?

Answer 11

A shot where the camera is moved on a dolly either towards or away from a subject while zooming in the opposite direction.

Question 12

What is a drone shot?

Answer 12

A shot captured by a drone.

Question 13

Name the different types of camera angles? (5)

Answer 13

• High Angle
• Low Angle
• Bird’s eye view
• Worm’s eye view
• Canted (Dutch) Angle

Question 14

What is a worm’s eye view angle?

Answer 14

A camera angle that shows a scene from a low angle, looking up at the subject.

Question 15

What is a canted (dutch) angle?

Answer 15

A camera angle that involves tilting the camera on its X-axis to create a diagonal horizontal line.

Question 16

Name the different aspects of camera compositions? (6)

Answer 16

• Foreground
• Background
• Framing
• Symmetry
• Asymmetry
• Rule of thirds

Question 17

Name the different aspects of camera focus? (3)

Answer 17

• Depth of Field (Deep or shallow focus)
• Selective Focus
• Focus Pull

Question 18

Name the different Editing types (21)

Answer 18

• Slow Paced
• Fast Paced
• Shot Duration
• Screen Time
• Cutting on Action
• Continuity Editing
• Elliptical Editing
• Match on Action
• Cross Cutting (or parallel editing)
• Eye-line Match
• Shot Reverse Shot
• Montage
• Transitions (e.g. cut, fade, wipe, dissolve)
• Flashback
• Reaction Shot
• Cutaway Shot
• Slow Motion
• Fast Motion
• Cranking
• Graphics
• Titles

Question 19

Define Cutting on Action?

Answer 19

An editing technique that creates a seamless transition between shots by cutting to a view that matches the action of the first shot

Question 20

Define continuity editing?

Answer 20

An editing technique that combines multiple shots into a consistent narrative to make the story feel more realistic and immersive.

Question 21

Define Elliptical editing?

Answer 21

An editing technique that involves omitting parts of a scene to create a sense of a missing piece, or ellipsis.

Question 22

Define Match on Action

Answer 22

An editing technique where two different shots of the same action together making it appear uninterrupted.

Question 23

Define Cross-cutting?

Answer 23

An editing technique that involves switching between scenes to create the impression that multiple scenes are happening simultaneously.

Question 24

Define Eye-line match?

Answer 24

An editing technique that shows what a character is looking at by cutting together two shots.

Question 25

Define Shot reverse shot?

Answer 25

An editing technique that creates the illusion of a continuous conversation between two characters by alternating between different camera angles.