Deck 2: Cinematic Language and Techniques

Question 1

What does these term mean in filmming:

-Dialog

A)people are supposed to say according to the script
B)discussion with script writer and director
C)title card
D)none of the above

Answer 1

people are supposed to say according to the script

Question 2

What does these term mean in filmming:

-Director

A)head of an institution
B)person converting a script into a movie.
C)set designer
D)none of the above

Answer 2

person converting a script into a movie.

Question 3

What does these term mean in filmming:

-DISSOLVE TO

A)a common transition
B)dissolving materials
C)solving an issue
D)none of the above

Answer 3

a common transition

Question 4

What does these term mean in filmming:

-Dolly

A)a mechanism for camera movement
B)a chair carrying actors
C)a game
D)none of the above

Question 5

What does these term mean in filmming:

-ESTABLISHING SHOT

A)establishment
B)beginning of a film to suggest where the story takes place
C)final shot
D)none of the above

Question 6

What does these term mean in filmming:

-EXT.

A)scene takes place out of doors
B)extra actor
C)extra properties
D)none of the above

Question 7

What does these term mean in filmming:

-EXTREMELY LONG SHOT (XLS):

A)very long distance from the subject or action
B)panoramic shot
C)close up shot
D)none of the above

Question 8

What does these term mean in filmming:

-FADE OUT

A)image appear in to frame
B)image slowly disappear to black
C)image transit to another frame
D)none of the above

Question 9

What does these term mean in filmming:

-DISSOLVE TO

A)image appear in to frame
B)image slowly disappear to black
C)image transit to another frame
D)none of the above

Question 10

What does these term mean in filmming:

-NEXT SCENE

A)next chapter
B)not the end of the movie, but end of a major movement
C)next page
D)none of the above

Question 11

What does these term mean in filmming:

-FAVOR ON

A)a particular character or action is highlighted or "favored" in a shot
B)in favor of
C)favoring a character
D)none of the above

Question 12

What does these term mean in filmming:

-Feature Film

A)any film at least one hour long that people pay to see
B)documentary
C)advertorial
D)none of the above

Question 13

What does these term mean in filmming:

-Final Draft

A)writers last rewrite of a script
B)drafting
C)fair copy
D)shooting script

Question 14

What does these term mean in filmming:

-FREEZE FRAME:

A)the picture stops moving, becoming a still for a period of time
B)frame of mist or ice berg
C)end of a movie
D)none of the above

Question 15

What does these term mean in filmming:

-INSERT

A)a scene that must be given the camera\s full attention for a moment
B)inserting a picture
C)inserting a dialogue
D)none of the above

Question 16

What does these term mean in filmming:

-INT.

A)scene takes place indoors
B)international movie
C)interesting scene
D)none of the above

Question 17

What does these term mean in filmming:

-Intercutting

A)at a point, two scenes will be shown a few moments each, back and forth
B)cut between shots
C)clapping
D)none of the above

Question 18

What does these term mean in filmming:

-Decoding

A)convert text to code
B)convert code to text
C)convert to code to another code
D)none of the above

Question 19

What does these term mean in filmming:

-IN to View

A)to reveal more of the scene
B)arial shot
C)wide angle
D)close up

Question 20

What does these term mean in filmming:

-Encoding

A)convert text to code
B)convert code to text
C)convert to code to another code
D)none of the above

Question 21

What does these term mean in filmming:

-Iris Out

A)transition from one to another frame
B)a black circle closes to end a scene
C)fade in
D)fade out

Question 22

What does these term mean in filmming:

-wipe.

A)erasing
B)a transition
C)cleaning
D)none of the above

Question 23

What does these term mean in filmming:

-JUMP CUT TO:

A)a transition
B)action
C)fight scene
D)none of the above

Question 24

What does these term mean in filmming:

-LAP DISSOLVE:

A)fading out one shot while the next one grows clearer
B)last shot
C)beginning shot
D)none of the above

Question 25

What does these term mean in filmming:

-MATCH CUT TO:

A)a transition often used to compare two completely unrelated objects
B)cutting film
C)removing
D)none of the above

Question 26

What does these term mean in filmming:

-MATCH DISSOLVE TO

A)fade in
B)a match dissolve involves two objects of similar color, shape,
C)not atransition
D)none of the above

Question 27

What does these term mean in filmming:

-Montage

A)a series of images showing a theme
B)historic scene
C)insert frame
D)none of the above

Question 28

What does these term mean in filmming:

-MOS

A)moment of silence
B)movement of scene
C)motion of systems
D)none of the above

Question 29

What does these term mean in filmming:

-or O.C.

A)off-screen or off-camera
B)offset camera
C)optical camera
D)none of the above

Question 30

What does these term mean in filmming:

-Pan

A)camera turning on a stationary axis
B)trolley
C)close up
D)none of the above

Question 31

What does these term mean in filmming:

-story board

A)illustrations in sequence
B)story about released film
C)advertorial
D)none of the above

Question 32

What does these term mean in filmming:

-Depth of field

A)distance between the nearest and farthest objects
B)depth of back ground
C)depth of object
D)none of the above

Question 33

What does these term mean in filmming:

-OB

A)outside broadcasting
B)original broadcasting
C)offset broadcasting
D)none of the above

Question 34

What does these term mean in filmming:

-Continuity

A)a report of shooting details
B)continuous frames
C)continuous shots
D)none of the above