FILM TECHNIQUES AND SHOT TYPES IN VISUAL STORYTELLING EXAM QUESTIONS WELL ANSWERED
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Pan - Answers Camera movement along a horizontal axis.
Tilt - Answers Camera movement up & down along a vertical axis.
Zoom - Answers Adjusting the camera lens to make an object seem closer or further away.
Dolly/Tracking - Answers Camera movement along a track that allows it to follow action.
Boom/Crane - Answers Camera movement that allows for overhead shots.
High Key Lighting - Answers Scene is flooded with bright light.
Low Key Lighting - Answers Scene is flooded with shadow or darkness, creating suspense.
Bottom/Side Lighting - Answers Direct lighting from below or side, making the subject appear
dangerous.
Front/Back Lighting - Answers Soft lighting from the front or behind, giving an innocent appearance.
Diegetic Sound - Answers Sound that can be heard by characters in the film.
Non-diegetic Sound - Answers Sound that cannot be heard by characters but is designed for audience
reaction.
Establishing Shot - Answers A shot that sets the scene and establishes setting.
Long Shot - Answers A shot from some distance, showing the full body of a person.
Medium Shot - Answers A shot showing the person from the waist up.
Close Up - Answers A shot that takes up 80% of the frame.
Extreme Close Up - Answers A shot that focuses on a very small detail, such as an eye.
Two Shot - Answers A shot that includes two characters equally.
Eye Level - Answers A shot taken from the character's normal height.
High Angle - Answers Camera films the subject from above, making them look smaller.
Low Angle - Answers Camera films the subject from below, making them look larger.
Cut - Answers The most common editing technique, splicing together pieces of film.
Fade - Answers Gradually transitioning from darkness to full brightness or vice versa.
Dissolve - Answers A technique where one image gradually replaces another.
Wipe - Answers A new image wipes off the previous image.
Shot-Reverse-Shot - Answers A technique that alternates between shots of two subjects.
Cross Cutting - Answers Editing technique that shows actions happening simultaneously.
Eye Line Match - Answers Technique that shows a character looking at an object and then to the
object.
Flash Back - Answers Cut or dissolve to action that happened in the past.
Shot - Answers a single piece of film uninterrupted by cuts
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Pan - Answers Camera movement along a horizontal axis.
Tilt - Answers Camera movement up & down along a vertical axis.
Zoom - Answers Adjusting the camera lens to make an object seem closer or further away.
Dolly/Tracking - Answers Camera movement along a track that allows it to follow action.
Boom/Crane - Answers Camera movement that allows for overhead shots.
High Key Lighting - Answers Scene is flooded with bright light.
Low Key Lighting - Answers Scene is flooded with shadow or darkness, creating suspense.
Bottom/Side Lighting - Answers Direct lighting from below or side, making the subject appear
dangerous.
Front/Back Lighting - Answers Soft lighting from the front or behind, giving an innocent appearance.
Diegetic Sound - Answers Sound that can be heard by characters in the film.
Non-diegetic Sound - Answers Sound that cannot be heard by characters but is designed for audience
reaction.
Establishing Shot - Answers A shot that sets the scene and establishes setting.
Long Shot - Answers A shot from some distance, showing the full body of a person.
Medium Shot - Answers A shot showing the person from the waist up.
Close Up - Answers A shot that takes up 80% of the frame.
Extreme Close Up - Answers A shot that focuses on a very small detail, such as an eye.
Two Shot - Answers A shot that includes two characters equally.
Eye Level - Answers A shot taken from the character's normal height.
High Angle - Answers Camera films the subject from above, making them look smaller.
Low Angle - Answers Camera films the subject from below, making them look larger.
Cut - Answers The most common editing technique, splicing together pieces of film.
Fade - Answers Gradually transitioning from darkness to full brightness or vice versa.
Dissolve - Answers A technique where one image gradually replaces another.
Wipe - Answers A new image wipes off the previous image.
Shot-Reverse-Shot - Answers A technique that alternates between shots of two subjects.
Cross Cutting - Answers Editing technique that shows actions happening simultaneously.
Eye Line Match - Answers Technique that shows a character looking at an object and then to the
object.
Flash Back - Answers Cut or dissolve to action that happened in the past.
Shot - Answers a single piece of film uninterrupted by cuts
