FILM TEST #1 COMPILED WITH RIGHT
ANSWERS
3 rpoint rlighting rset-up r- rCORRECT✅✅Perhaps rthe rbest-known rlighting rconvention
rin rfeature rfilmmaking, ra rsystem rthat ruses rthree rsources rof rlight—key rlight, rfill rlight,
rand rbacklight—each raimed rfrom ra rdifferent rdirection rand rposition rin rrelation rto rthe
rsubject. rThe rthree-point rsystem rallows rfilmmakers rto rcontrol rthe rratio rbetween
rillumination rand rshadow.
Aspect rRatio r- rCORRECT✅✅The rrelationship rbetween rthe rframe's rtwo rdimensions:
rthe rwidth rof rthe rimage rrelated rto rits rheight.
Cinematic rconventions r- rCORRECT✅✅Accepted rsystems, rmethods, ror rcustoms rby
which rmovies rcommunicate. rCinematic rconventions rare rflexible; rthey rare rnot r"rules."
Cinematic rTime r- rCORRECT✅✅The rpassage rof rtime rwithin ra rmovie, ras rconveyed
rand rmanipulated rby rediting.
Cinematography r- rCORRECT✅✅The rprocess rof rlighting, rframing, rand rcapturing
rmoving rimages ron rfilm rstock ror ra rdigital rmedium.
Composition r- rCORRECT✅✅The rorganization, rdistribution, rbalance, rand rgeneral
rrelationship rof rstationary robjects rand rfigures—as rwell ras rof rlight, rshade, rline, rand
rcolor—within rthe rframe.
Content r- rCORRECT✅✅The rsubject rof ran rartwork.
Continuity rEditing r- rCORRECT✅✅A rstyle rof rediting rthat rseeks rto rachieve rlogic,
rsmoothness, rsequential rflow, rand rthe rtemporal rand rspatial rorientation rof rviewers rto
rwhat rthey rsee ron rthe rscreen.
Crane r(boom) rshot r- rCORRECT✅✅A rshot rthat ris rcreated rby rmovement rof ra
rcamera rmounted ron ran relevating rarm r(crane) rthat rin rturn ris rmounted ron ra rvehicle
rthat, rif rshooting rrequires rit, rcan rmove ron rits rown rpower ror rbe rpushed ralong rtracks.
Cutting ron rAction r- rCORRECT✅✅Also rknown ras rmatch-on-action rcut. rA rcontinuity
rediting rtechnique rthat rsmooths rthe rtransition rbetween rshots rportraying ra rsingle
raction rfrom rdifferent rcamera rangles. rThe reditor rends rthe rfirst rshot rin rthe rmiddle rof ra
rcontinuing raction rand rbegins rthe rsubsequent rshot rat rapproximately rthe rsame rpoint
rin rthe rmatching raction.
, Deep rfocus rcinematography r- rCORRECT✅✅The rprocess rof rrendering rthe rfigures
ron rall rplanes r(background, rmiddle rground, rand rforeground) rof ra rdeep-space
rcomposition rin rfocus.
Deep rSpace rComposition r- rCORRECT✅✅An rapproach rto rcomposition rwithin rthe
rframe rthat rplaces rsignificant rvisual rand rnarrative rinformation ron rtwo ror rmore rof rthe
rthree rplanes rof rdepth r(foreground, rmiddle rground, rand rbackground) rin rsuch ra rway
rthat rnot ronly remphasizes rdepth, rbut ralso rconveys rinformation, rmood, rand rmeaning.
rDeep rspace rcomposition ris roften, rthough rnot ralways, rshot rwith rdeep rfocus
rcinematography
Depth rof rfield r- rCORRECT✅✅The rportion rof rthe rspace rin rfront rof ra rcamera rand
rits rlens rin rwhich robjects rare rin rapparent rsharp rfocus.
Diegetic relements r- rCORRECT✅✅An relement—event, rcharacter, robject, rsetting,
rand rsound—that rhelps rform rthe rworld rin rwhich rthe rstory roccurs. roccurs rin rmovie
rworld.
Dutch r[canted] rangle r- rCORRECT✅✅Also rknown ras ra rDutch rtilt ror roblique-angle
rshot. rA rshot rin rwhich rthe rcamera ris rtilted rfrom rits rnormal rhorizontal rand rvertical
rpositions rso rthat rit ris rno rlonger rstraight, rgiving rthe
viewer rthe rimpression rthat rthe rw'orld rin rthe rframe ris rout rof rbalance.
Establishing rshot r- rCORRECT✅✅A rshot rwhose rpurpose ris rto rbriefly restablish rthe
rviewer's rsense rof rthe rsetting rof ra rscene, rand rthe rrelationship rof rfigures rin rthat
rscene rto rthe renvironment raround rthem. rExtreme rlong rshots rof rexterior rlocations
rsometimes rfunction ras restablishing rshots, ras rdo rlong rshots rthat restablish rthe
rrelative rplacement rof rcharacters rwithin ra rsetting.
Expressionism r- rCORRECT✅✅visual rdistortion, rhyper-expressive rperformance,
rextorted rand rexaggerated rangles, rand rintense rcolor. rcreates rsense rof rterror ror
rforeboding, rand rconvey remotional/psychological rstates. rnot ra rrealistic rrepresentation
rof rthe rworld.
Eye rLevel rShot r- rCORRECT✅✅An rangle rin rwhich rthe rcamera ris rpositioned rat rthe
reye rlevel rof rthe rsubject; rthe rstandard rcamera rangle rused rfor rmost rshots. rIf rthe
rcamera ris rfunctioning ras rnarrator, rthe reye-level rangle rfunctions ras ra rneutral rview rof
rthe raction ron rscreen. rIf rthe rshot rrepresents rthe rpoint rof rview rof ra rcharacter, rthe
reye rlevel ris ra rnatural rangle rto rrepresent rhow rand rwhat rthat rcharacter rsees. rCamera
rangles rtake ron ra rwider rrange rof rexpressive rmeetings ras rsoon ras rthe rfilmmakers
rdeviate rfrom rthis r"normal rand rneutral" rviewpoint.
Fill rlight r- rCORRECT✅✅Lighting, rpositioned rat rthe ropposite rside rof rthe rcamera
rfrom rthe rkey rlight, rthat rcan rfill rin rthe rshadows rcreated rby rthe rbrighter rkey rlight. rFill
rlight rmay ralso rcome rfrom ra rreflector rboard.
ANSWERS
3 rpoint rlighting rset-up r- rCORRECT✅✅Perhaps rthe rbest-known rlighting rconvention
rin rfeature rfilmmaking, ra rsystem rthat ruses rthree rsources rof rlight—key rlight, rfill rlight,
rand rbacklight—each raimed rfrom ra rdifferent rdirection rand rposition rin rrelation rto rthe
rsubject. rThe rthree-point rsystem rallows rfilmmakers rto rcontrol rthe rratio rbetween
rillumination rand rshadow.
Aspect rRatio r- rCORRECT✅✅The rrelationship rbetween rthe rframe's rtwo rdimensions:
rthe rwidth rof rthe rimage rrelated rto rits rheight.
Cinematic rconventions r- rCORRECT✅✅Accepted rsystems, rmethods, ror rcustoms rby
which rmovies rcommunicate. rCinematic rconventions rare rflexible; rthey rare rnot r"rules."
Cinematic rTime r- rCORRECT✅✅The rpassage rof rtime rwithin ra rmovie, ras rconveyed
rand rmanipulated rby rediting.
Cinematography r- rCORRECT✅✅The rprocess rof rlighting, rframing, rand rcapturing
rmoving rimages ron rfilm rstock ror ra rdigital rmedium.
Composition r- rCORRECT✅✅The rorganization, rdistribution, rbalance, rand rgeneral
rrelationship rof rstationary robjects rand rfigures—as rwell ras rof rlight, rshade, rline, rand
rcolor—within rthe rframe.
Content r- rCORRECT✅✅The rsubject rof ran rartwork.
Continuity rEditing r- rCORRECT✅✅A rstyle rof rediting rthat rseeks rto rachieve rlogic,
rsmoothness, rsequential rflow, rand rthe rtemporal rand rspatial rorientation rof rviewers rto
rwhat rthey rsee ron rthe rscreen.
Crane r(boom) rshot r- rCORRECT✅✅A rshot rthat ris rcreated rby rmovement rof ra
rcamera rmounted ron ran relevating rarm r(crane) rthat rin rturn ris rmounted ron ra rvehicle
rthat, rif rshooting rrequires rit, rcan rmove ron rits rown rpower ror rbe rpushed ralong rtracks.
Cutting ron rAction r- rCORRECT✅✅Also rknown ras rmatch-on-action rcut. rA rcontinuity
rediting rtechnique rthat rsmooths rthe rtransition rbetween rshots rportraying ra rsingle
raction rfrom rdifferent rcamera rangles. rThe reditor rends rthe rfirst rshot rin rthe rmiddle rof ra
rcontinuing raction rand rbegins rthe rsubsequent rshot rat rapproximately rthe rsame rpoint
rin rthe rmatching raction.
, Deep rfocus rcinematography r- rCORRECT✅✅The rprocess rof rrendering rthe rfigures
ron rall rplanes r(background, rmiddle rground, rand rforeground) rof ra rdeep-space
rcomposition rin rfocus.
Deep rSpace rComposition r- rCORRECT✅✅An rapproach rto rcomposition rwithin rthe
rframe rthat rplaces rsignificant rvisual rand rnarrative rinformation ron rtwo ror rmore rof rthe
rthree rplanes rof rdepth r(foreground, rmiddle rground, rand rbackground) rin rsuch ra rway
rthat rnot ronly remphasizes rdepth, rbut ralso rconveys rinformation, rmood, rand rmeaning.
rDeep rspace rcomposition ris roften, rthough rnot ralways, rshot rwith rdeep rfocus
rcinematography
Depth rof rfield r- rCORRECT✅✅The rportion rof rthe rspace rin rfront rof ra rcamera rand
rits rlens rin rwhich robjects rare rin rapparent rsharp rfocus.
Diegetic relements r- rCORRECT✅✅An relement—event, rcharacter, robject, rsetting,
rand rsound—that rhelps rform rthe rworld rin rwhich rthe rstory roccurs. roccurs rin rmovie
rworld.
Dutch r[canted] rangle r- rCORRECT✅✅Also rknown ras ra rDutch rtilt ror roblique-angle
rshot. rA rshot rin rwhich rthe rcamera ris rtilted rfrom rits rnormal rhorizontal rand rvertical
rpositions rso rthat rit ris rno rlonger rstraight, rgiving rthe
viewer rthe rimpression rthat rthe rw'orld rin rthe rframe ris rout rof rbalance.
Establishing rshot r- rCORRECT✅✅A rshot rwhose rpurpose ris rto rbriefly restablish rthe
rviewer's rsense rof rthe rsetting rof ra rscene, rand rthe rrelationship rof rfigures rin rthat
rscene rto rthe renvironment raround rthem. rExtreme rlong rshots rof rexterior rlocations
rsometimes rfunction ras restablishing rshots, ras rdo rlong rshots rthat restablish rthe
rrelative rplacement rof rcharacters rwithin ra rsetting.
Expressionism r- rCORRECT✅✅visual rdistortion, rhyper-expressive rperformance,
rextorted rand rexaggerated rangles, rand rintense rcolor. rcreates rsense rof rterror ror
rforeboding, rand rconvey remotional/psychological rstates. rnot ra rrealistic rrepresentation
rof rthe rworld.
Eye rLevel rShot r- rCORRECT✅✅An rangle rin rwhich rthe rcamera ris rpositioned rat rthe
reye rlevel rof rthe rsubject; rthe rstandard rcamera rangle rused rfor rmost rshots. rIf rthe
rcamera ris rfunctioning ras rnarrator, rthe reye-level rangle rfunctions ras ra rneutral rview rof
rthe raction ron rscreen. rIf rthe rshot rrepresents rthe rpoint rof rview rof ra rcharacter, rthe
reye rlevel ris ra rnatural rangle rto rrepresent rhow rand rwhat rthat rcharacter rsees. rCamera
rangles rtake ron ra rwider rrange rof rexpressive rmeetings ras rsoon ras rthe rfilmmakers
rdeviate rfrom rthis r"normal rand rneutral" rviewpoint.
Fill rlight r- rCORRECT✅✅Lighting, rpositioned rat rthe ropposite rside rof rthe rcamera
rfrom rthe rkey rlight, rthat rcan rfill rin rthe rshadows rcreated rby rthe rbrighter rkey rlight. rFill
rlight rmay ralso rcome rfrom ra rreflector rboard.
