Cinematic Technique Terms 2
Cinematic Technique of Film
- 1.
![This angle illustrates the new found power that Peter Parker feels from his spider suit. - ProProfs]( "This angle illustrates the new found power that Peter Parker feels from his spider suit.")
This angle illustrates the new found power that Peter Parker feels from his spider suit.- A.
High angle
- B.
Low angle
- C.
Eye level angle
- D.
Dutch angle
- 2.
![This angle shoots the subject from above to create a feeling of powerlessness and/or weakness. - ProProfs]( "This angle shoots the subject from above to create a feeling of powerlessness and/or weakness.")
This angle shoots the subject from above to create a feeling of powerlessness and/or weakness.- A.
High angle
- B.
Low angle
- C.
Eye level angle
- D.
Dutch angle
- 3.
![This angle is the most natural and accounts for 90-95% of shots seen in films. - ProProfs]( "This angle is the most natural and accounts for 90-95% of shots seen in films.")
This angle is the most natural and accounts for 90-95% of shots seen in films.- A.
High angle
- B.
Low angle
- C.
Eye level angle
- D.
Dutch angle
- 4.
![This shot is the most natural; subjects are shot from the middle up - ProProfs]( "This shot is the most natural; subjects are shot from the middle up")
This shot is the most natural; subjects are shot from the middle up- A.
Long shot
- B.
Close up
- C.
Establishing shot
- D.
Medium shot
- E.
Shot
- 5.
![The image being shot takes up at least 80 percent of the frame and therefore
appears to be very large. - ProProfs]( "The image being shot takes up at least 80 percent of the frame and therefore
appears to be very large.")
The image being shot takes up at least 80 percent of the frame and therefore appears to be very large.- A.
Long shot
- B.
Close up
- C.
Medium shot
- D.
Sequence
- E.
Shot
- 6.
![A shot taken from some distance; shows the
full subject and perhaps the surrounding scene as well, often causing the object on the screen to appear small. - ProProfs]( "A shot taken from some distance; shows the
full subject and perhaps the surrounding scene as well, often causing the object on the screen to appear small.")
A shot taken from some distance; shows the full subject and perhaps the surrounding scene as well, often causing the object on the screen to appear small.- A.
Long shot
- B.
Close up
- C.
Medium shot
- D.
Sequence
- E.
Shot
- 7.
![Sets the scene or shows the space of a scene; often a long shot - ProProfs]( "Sets the scene or shows the space of a scene; often a long shot")
Sets the scene or shows the space of a scene; often a long shot- A.
Medium shot
- B.
Establishing shot
- C.
Close up
- D.
Sequence
- E.
Shot
- 8.
![A single, uninterrupted piece of film. - ProProfs]( "A single, uninterrupted piece of film.")
A single, uninterrupted piece of film.- A.
Long shot
- B.
Close up
- C.
Medium shot
- D.
Sequence
- E.
Shot
- 9.
![This type of lighting creates suspense or suspicion in a scene. - ProProfs]( "This type of lighting creates suspense or suspicion in a scene.")
This type of lighting creates suspense or suspicion in a scene.- A.
High key lighting
- B.
Low key lighting
- C.
Neutral lighting
- D.
Bottom/side lighting
- E.
Front/rear lighting
- 10.
![creates bright and open-looking scene; conveys warmth, comfort,
happiness.
- ProProfs]( "creates bright and open-looking scene; conveys warmth, comfort,
happiness.")
creates bright and open-looking scene; conveys warmth, comfort, happiness.- A.
High key lighting
- B.
Low key lighting
- C.
Neutral lighting
- D.
Bottom/side lighting
- E.
Front/rear lighting
- 11.
![direct lighting from below or from one side; often dangerous or
evil- looking, may convey split personality, moral ambiguity, or secrecy. - ProProfs]( "direct lighting from below or from one side; often dangerous or
evil- looking, may convey split personality, moral ambiguity, or secrecy.")
direct lighting from below or from one side; often dangerous or evil- looking, may convey split personality, moral ambiguity, or secrecy.- A.
High key lighting
- B.
Low key lighting
- C.
Neutral lighting
- D.
Bottom/side lighting
- E.
Front rear lighting
- 12.
![Direct lighting of an object/person; gives an
angelic or innocent impression - ProProfs]( "Direct lighting of an object/person; gives an
angelic or innocent impression")
Direct lighting of an object/person; gives an angelic or innocent impression- A.
High key lighting
- B.
Low key lighting
- C.
Neutral lighting
- D.
Front/rear lighting
- E.
Bottom/side lighting
- 13.The focal length of the lens changes, making the object appear to move closer or further away. The lens moves focusing on an important object or face.
- A.
Pan
- B.
Tilt
- C.
Zoom
- D.
Tracking/dolly
- 14.
![The camera moves up and down along the vertical axis; often used to emphasize impressiveness of a character or setting. - ProProfs]( "The camera moves up and down along the vertical axis; often used to emphasize impressiveness of a character or setting.")
The camera moves up and down along the vertical axis; often used to emphasize impressiveness of a character or setting.- A.
Pan
- B.
Tilt
- C.
Zoom
- D.
Tracking/dolly
- 15.The camera itself is moving with the action – on a track, on wheels, or hand held. Often used for “walk & talks”.
- A.
Pan
- B.
Tilt
- C.
Zoom
- D.
Tracking/dolly
- 16.
![The camera pivots along the horizontal axis, left or right; usually for
viewer to take in scenery. - ProProfs]( "The camera pivots along the horizontal axis, left or right; usually for
viewer to take in scenery.")
The camera pivots along the horizontal axis, left or right; usually for viewer to take in scenery.- A.
Pan
- B.
Tilt
- C.
Zoom
- D.
Tracking/dolly
- 17.
![An image overlaps into another; can create a connection between images. - ProProfs]( "An image overlaps into another; can create a connection between images.")
An image overlaps into another; can create a connection between images.- A.
Cut
- B.
Fade
- C.
Dissolve
- D.
Eye-line match
- 18.Gradual transition where scene fades to black (or another color); often implies that time has passed.
- A.
Cut
- B.
Fade
- C.
Dissolve
- D.
Eye-line match
- 19.Abrupt transition of visual content from one shot to another; most common form of editing.
- A.
Cut
- B.
Fade
- C.
Dissolve
- D.
Eye-line match
- 20.A shot of a person looking, then a cut to what he or she saw, followed by a cut back for a reaction. The cut back is often a close up shot to show how the character is reacting. Often used to build tension.
- A.
Crosscut
- B.
Flashback
- C.
Shot reverse shot
- D.
Dissolve
- 21.Movement into action that has happened in the past, often signified by a change in music, voice-over narration, or a dissolve
- A.
Crosscut
- B.
Flashback
- C.
Cut
- D.
Eye-line match
- 22.Click on the following link and decide what type of sound you are hearing.(Sound logically heard by all characters in a scene)Ice Skating
- A.
Diegetic
- B.
Non-diegetic
- C.
Internal diegetic
- 23.Click on the following link and decide what type of sound you are hearing.(Sound that is heard by the audience, but not by any characters in the film.)JAWS!
- A.
Diegetic sound
- B.
Non-diegetic sound
- C.
Internal diegetic sound
- 24.Earth is a film in which James Earl Jones narrates video taken in nature. Voice over narration and thoughts that only one character and the audience can hear are called....
- A.
Diegetic sound
- B.
Non-diegetic sound
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Sample QuestionThis film was shot in three weeks, and the director gradually used longer and longer focal lengths to create a feeling of claustrophobia by the climax.
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Sample QuestionThis angle illustrates the new found power that Peter Parker feels from his spider suit.
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Sample QuestionThe film is usually light-hearted and provokes laughter by exaggerating the situation, the characters of the language.
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