Film Techniques - For Quiz #1

If a director wanted to emphasize a key detail in order to highlight the significance of this detail, he/she might use this type of shot.

• Extreme close up

• Close up

• Medium

• Long

A director might use this rule to ensure that the viewer is not confused about the spatial relationships between the characters in a dialogue scene.

• Rule of thirds

• Rule of 180

• Rule of nines

• Rule of quadrants

A director might use this shot to emphasize the character's relationship with his/her environment. The character's face is seen but not in great detail.

• Close up

• Medium

• Long

• Extreme close up

This type of shot allows the viewer to see through the eyes of a character, intensifying the connection between the character and audience.

• Close up

• OTS Shot

• POV Shot

• Pan Shot

This is the most common type of shot because it allows the viewer to clearly see the facial expression of the characters and the environment surrounding the character.

• Close up

• Medium Shot

• Long Shot

• Extreme Long Shot

Filmmakers often set up shots using this rule to make sure that key details (characters, items, etc.) in the composition are located in places where the viewers' eyes will naturally be drawn to.

• Rule of thirds

• Rule of 180

• Rule of nines

• Rule of composition

This type of lighting makes characters look mysterious or ambiguous, showing only part of their face.

• High Key

• Low Key

• Back lighting

• Fill lighting

If I wanted to make a character look either suspicious or conflicted (or some other negative trait), I might have the character move in this direction on screen.

• Left to Right

• Right to Left

What type of shot is this?

• Long Shot

• Steadicam Shot

• Dutch/Oblique Angle

• High Angle

Why would a director use this shot?

• By placing the character at the bottom of the frame, the character appears strong/powerful.

• By placing the character at the bottom of the frame, the character appears weak/powerless.

• The low angle will influence the way we feel about the character.

• The dutch/oblique angle emphasizes the chaotic nature of the scene.