Camera Terminology Quiz

What is an establishing shot?

• A shot from above the scenery

• A shot that focuses on facial expressions

• A shot that shows the entire body of a person

• A shot that appears slightly out of focus

What does a long shot typically show?

• The entire background of a scene

• A critical clue in a detective story

• Facial expressions or gestures

• The object from a distance

What is the purpose of a close up shot?

• To show the entire background of a scene

• To establish a scene by showing the whole setting

• To emphasize facial expressions or gestures

• To focus on a critical clue in a detective story

What is the most common and natural shot in cinema?

• Establishing shot

• Long shot

• Close up

• Medium shot

What kind of shot is this?

• Establishing shot

• Long shot

• Medium shot

• Close-up

What kind of shot is this?

• Establishing shot

• Long shot

• Medium shot

• Close-up

What kind of shot is this?

• Establishing shot

• Long shot

• Medium shot

• Close-up

What kind of shot is this?

• Establishing shot

• Long shot

• Medium shot

• Close-up

What is the purpose of soft focus?

• To keep ideas, motives, and identity always in question

• To bring the background or foreground into focus

• To show a change in importance

• To give a deeper sense of reality

What does a rack focus shot involve?

• Changing the focus during a scene

• Keeping the image slightly out of focus

• Keeping all images in the foreground and background in focus

• Pivoting the camera along the horizontal axis