Film Study

Question 1

What is a long shot

Answer 1

Subject at some distance from camera

Question 2

What is a medium shot

Answer 2

Subject appears closer than in a long shot

Just above head to just above waist

Question 3

Close up

Answer 3

Cut just below top of shoulders , across top of head

Question 4

Extreme close up

Answer 4

Dramatic effect
Technical explanation
Eyes / petals /

Question 5

Over the shoulder shot

Answer 5

Viewer sees scene from authors point of view
View feels taking sides
Viewer feels part of scene

Question 6

Eye level shot

Answer 6

Eye level of average person

Question 7

What is High angled shot

Answer 7

Camera above subject , angled downwards , looking down on subject
Subject is vulnerable or small

Question 8

Low angled shot

Answer 8

Camera below subject looks up at it

Subject is superior dominant , larger

Question 9

Birds eye view

Answer 9

Scene taken from air

Question 10

Worms eye view

Answer 10

Scene taken from ground pointing up

Question 11

What is tilted

Answer 11

Camera is tilted sideways left or right .

Subject looks leaning over

Question 12

Panning

Answer 12

Camera turned horizontally in either direction
Pan left , pan right
Follow actions of moving subject

Question 13

What is vertical panning

Answer 13

Tilting

Question 14

What is tilting

Answer 14

Panning up/ panning down
Vertical moment of camera
Tilts up / tilts down

Question 15

Tracking

Answer 15

Camera on dolly

Moved away / into subject

Question 16

Zooming

Answer 16

Descreased / increased
Zooming in blows up center of shot
Zooming out relates detail to its wider context

Question 17

What is craning

Answer 17

Camera on crane platform
Raised 10m or more above ground
Swings around during shot
Provides an unusual and impressive experience

Question 18

Slow motion

Answer 18

Used to slow movement of things

Question 19

Speeded up motion

Answer 19

Exaggerates movement

Comic effect - chase sequence

Question 20

Masks

Answer 20

Shapes placed in front of lense

Keyhole

Question 21

Freeze frame

Answer 21

Action is frozen

Moving picture becomes still - usually in final scene

Question 22

What is montage

Answer 22

Rapid editing of shots to produce certain effect

View of childhood

Question 23

What is a dissolve / mix

Answer 23

Optical effect , one scene gradually disappears at the same time as succeeding appears
One scene dissolved into another

Question 24

Sub titles

Answer 24

Used to translate dialogue in foreign films

Accentuates scene 1940 Paris

Question 25

Super imposition

Answer 25

One scene overlaid onto another | Visible at same time

Question 26

The cut

Answer 26

Normal way two scenes join together

Question 27

Fade in / fade out

Answer 27

Optical effect | One scene fades in from blackness / fades out to blackness

Question 28

Wipe

Answer 28

Optical transition A scene appears to wipe off preceding one along visible line Gives effect of pushing of scene

Question 29

High key lighting

Answer 29

Bright , even lighting with few shadows | Comedies and musicals

Question 30

High contrast lighting

Answer 30

Harsh shifts of light , dramatic streaks of blackness | Tragedies , melodramas

Question 31

What is low key lighting

Answer 31

Diffused shadows , atmospheric pools of light | Mysteries , thrillers

Question 32

Synchronous sound

Answer 32

Image seen same time sound is heard image makes sound

Question 33

Non synchronous sound

Answer 33

Cause of sound not seen , background noises

Question 34

Voice over

Answer 34

Commentary accompanies picture

Question 35

Sound effects

Answer 35

Doesn't include music put in for effect

Question 36

Soft focus

Answer 36

Softens lines , romantic effect

Question 37

Rack focus

Answer 37

One part of image is blurred other focused | Shifts attention within frame

Question 38

Out of focus image deliberately blurred for effect

Answer 38

Out of focus

Question 39

Mise-en-scene

Answer 39

Describes everything in shot

Question 40

Proximic distance

Answer 40

Distance between characters

Question 41

Producer

Answer 41

Controls financial organisation of film Obtains finances of film Bought rights to book or play

Question 42

Director

Answer 42

Decides on style of film Actors Chooses cinematographer he is happy to work with

Question 43

Editor

Answer 43

Edits meters of film | Joins scenes together perfectly

Question 44

Cinematographer

Answer 44

Finds out what type of film it has to be | Carries out wishes of director

Question 45

Continuity

Answer 45

Makes sure film continues uninterrupted

Question 46

Gaffer

Answer 46

Person in control of lighting

Question 47

Set designer

Answer 47

Correct effects for type of film (historical )

Question 48

Composer

Answer 48

Writes short bursts of music | Theme songs become more famous than movies

Question 49

Scriptwriter

Answer 49

Writes the script | Not only dialogue but meaningful situations

Question 50

What is an extreme long shot

Answer 50

Some distance away from spectator Scenic shots Human figure is small in comparison to landscape