English Exam Flashcards
(35 cards)
what is a close-up shot?
a type of camera shot size that is close to a person’s face or part of the body and adds emotion to a scene.
what is an extreme close-up shot?
a camera shot that only shows the object’s eyes.
what is a long shot?
a view of considerable distance, so that people appear as indistinct shapes.
what is a full long shot?
a view from an even greater distance, in which people appear as small dots in the landscape if at all.
what is a mid-shot?
a shot that only shows from the object’s waist up.
what is an over-the-shoulder shot?
used to show a conversation back and forth between two subjects. it adds emotion to the scene.
what is a two-shot?
shot of two people together.
what is an point of view shot?
short scene that shows what a character is looking at.
what is high angle?
a filming technique where the camera looks down at the subject from above.
what is a low angle?
a filming technique taken from below the subject.
what is a birds-eye view angle?
an overhead shot is when the camera is placed directly above the subject.
what is an eye-level angle?
when the level of the camera is placed at the same height as the eyes of the characters in your frame.
what is a tilt?
when the camera stays in a fixed position but rotates up/down in a vertical line.
what does dollying mean?
when the camera moves towards, away from, or alongside your subject.
what does tracking mean?
a shot in which the camera physically moves sideways, forward, or backward through the scene.
what does arc mean?
a shot that orbits the camera around a subject in an arc pattern.
what does zoom mean?
when the focal length of a camera lens is adjusted to give the illusion of moving closer or further away from the subject.
what does hand-held mean?
a shot was taken with the camera being supported only by the operator’s hands and shoulder.
who are Renxning’s parents?
Chongyi and Qianying
who is Renxing’s grandfather?
Zhu Zhigen
how does Rexning’s attitude change?
Renxing used to be obsessed with technology because that’s how she was raised but by spending time with her grandfather, she starts to realise how beautiful nature is. She trades in her iPad for a new bird to replace her grandfather’s old one because it had died.
what is Rexning’s relationship like with her parents?
Her parents rarely got time for her because of their jobs, and travelling the world. She is often left in the care of their nanny and their workers pick and drop her places instead of the parents.
what was Rexning like at the start of the movie?
Rexning is selfish and spoilt. She was an attention seeker, dramatic and self-absorbed. She only focuses only her herself and no one else. She often fakes things for attention.
what was her parents relationship like?
Her parents often fight and disagree about things like how they should treat Rexning. They both want the best for her but have different ways to display that. As the relationship goes downhill, the husband decides that they should finally get a divorce.
