Techniques used in film

Question 1

Ambient sound

Answer 1

Background noise or surrounding sound in a scene

Question 2

Camera angles

Answer 2

Specific located at which the movie camera or video camera is placed to take a shot

Question 3

Close up

Answer 3

A photograph or movie shot taken at close range

Question 4

Costumes

Answer 4

What a performer wars on - stage

Question 5

Crosscut

Answer 5

video editing technique of switching back and fourth between scenes

Question 6

Diegetic sound

Answer 6

Any sound that comes naturally from the world of the video

Question 7

Head on frontal view

Answer 7

Often used as a subjective shot, where we see the person as if we’re looking through the eyes of another character

Question 8

Lighting

Answer 8

Direction, quality, source or colour of light

Question 9

Long shot

Answer 9

A view of a scene that is shot from a considerable distance, so that people appear as indistinct shapes

Question 10

Master shot

Answer 10

The principal camera shot that a direction and cinematographer use then filming a particular scene

Question 11

Match cut

Answer 11

an edit in cinematography that uses elements of one scene in the transitioned to the next one

Question 12

Mies en scene

Answer 12

Everything Infront of the camera
e.g. set, design, lighting and actors
(introducing a new setting)

Question 13

Montage

Answer 13

The technique of film editing that combines a series of short shots or clips into one sequence

Question 13

Optical effect

Answer 13

special visual effects

Question 14

Non-diegetic sound

Answer 14

Any type of sound that does not specifically exist within the world of the film itself

Question 15

Original scores

Answer 15

An original piece of music that is written and trailered for the specific film

Question 16

Panning shot

Answer 16

Horizontal camera movement in which the camera pivots left or right while its bas remains in a fixed location

Question 17

Point of view

Answer 17

A shot that directly represents a characters viewpoint

Question 18

Slow motion

Answer 18

An effect in film-making whereby time appears to be slowed down

Question 19

Special effects

Answer 19

artificial visual or mechanical effects introduced into a movie or television show

Question 20

Tracking shot

Answer 20

Any shot in which the camera physically moves sideways, forward , or backward through the scene

Question 21

Transition

Answer 21

Techniques used in the post-production process of film editing and video editing by which scene or shots are combined

Question 22

Zoom lens

Answer 22

Allows cinematographers to change the focal length and angle of view by zooming in and out with the zoom ring of the lens body