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Terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| scene is flooded with shadows and darkness; creates suspense and suspicion | low light |
| The theme song from Jaws would be example of this type of sound | non diegetic |
| the camera lenses move, bringing the audience closer or farther away from the subject | zoom |
| this type of framing shows the subject and his or her surroundings | long shot |
| often used in romantic films; the subject looks slightly fuzzy | soft focus |
| camera moves on its horizontal axis (from side to side) | pan |
| focus switches from something in the foreground to something in the background; think of the branch in the beginning of The Lion King | rack |
| lighting is neither bright or dark; even and the most natural | neutral |
| the object or subject takes up nearly 80% of the screen space | close up |
| the camera moves on its vertical axis, up and down | tilt |
| the most neutral of all shots; it shows the subject from the waist up | medium |
| the camera is below the subject making him or her look more powerful or strong | low angle |
| characters hearing birds on a beach or birds chirping would be an example of this type of sound | diegetic |
| this is the most common and most natural of all angles | eye level |
| the building block of film; it is a single uninterrupted piece of film | shot |
| scene is flooded with light; creates bright and open-looking/feeling | high key |
| the camera physically moves to follow the subject | tracking or dolly |
| type of lighting that makes the subject look evil or dangerous | bottom |
| the camera is above the subject making him or her look smaller or weak | high angle |
| the foreground and background are equally in focus | deep focus |
| where the camera is in relationship to the subject | angle |
| majority of film is shot in this type of framing; this type of lighting and this type of angle | medium, neutral and eye level |