Behind the Camera

Movies and TV · 10 questions

The craft you never notice, holding up every scene you love.

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1. What is an extended shot filmed with no cuts at all called?

   1. A jump cut
   2. A montage
   3. A match cut
   4. A long take
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   D) A long take

2. What is the name of the effect where the camera tracks back while the lens zooms in?

   1. The dolly zoom
   2. Slow motion
   3. A match cut
   4. A fade out
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   A) The dolly zoom

3. What is the craft of recreating footsteps and door creaks in a studio called?

   1. Dubbing
   2. Mixing
   3. Foley
   4. ADR
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   C) Foley

4. What must be maintained so shots filmed days apart can be cut together?

   1. A fixed colour palette
   2. Continuity
   3. The absence of a storyboard
   4. Natural light only
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   B) Continuity

5. What is the technical name for the green screen process?

   1. Chroma keying
   2. Rotoscoping
   3. Stop motion
   4. Time lapse
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   A) Chroma keying

6. What is the classic standard number of frames shown per second in cinema?

   1. 12
   2. 60
   3. 24
   4. 100
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   C) 24

7. What is the tension created when the audience knows something a character does not?

   1. Deus ex machina
   2. A MacGuffin
   3. A flashback
   4. Dramatic irony
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   D) Dramatic irony

8. A MacGuffin drives the plot even though the object itself hardly matters.

   1. True
   2. False
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   A) True

9. Films are normally shot in story order, from the first scene to the last.

   1. True
   2. False
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   B) False

10. Silent films were usually screened with live musical accompaniment.

    1. True
    2. False
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    A) True