The Visual Language of the Camera

Movies and TV · 10 questions

Multiple-choice questions on camera movement, shot scale, lenses, and cinematography concepts.

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1. What shot scale frames a character from the waist up?

   1. Long shot
   2. American shot
   3. Waist shot
   4. Close-up
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   C) Waist shot

2. Which lens type is often associated with horizontal flares and oval bokeh?

   1. Anamorphic lens
   2. Tilt-shift lens
   3. Spherical lens
   4. Macro lens
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   A) Anamorphic lens

3. With other conditions unchanged, which change tends to reduce depth of field?

   1. Using a shorter focal length
   2. Using a smaller aperture
   3. Focusing on a more distant subject
   4. Focusing closer
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   D) Focusing closer

4. What perspective effect can become pronounced when filming from farther away with a longer lens to maintain framing?

   1. Parallax distortion
   2. Foreshortening
   3. Perspective exaggeration
   4. Perspective compression
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   D) Perspective compression

5. What is the movement called when a stationary camera turns its framing horizontally left or right?

   1. Truck
   2. Pan
   3. Roll
   4. Tilt
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   B) Pan

6. What technique shifts focus from one subject to another within the same shot?

   1. Overcranking
   2. Rack focus
   3. Pullback
   4. Dolly zoom
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   B) Rack focus

7. Which shot scale shows only a small facial detail, such as an eye?

   1. Medium close-up
   2. Medium shot
   3. Extreme close-up
   4. Close-up
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   C) Extreme close-up

8. Which stabilization system uses motors to steady a camera during handheld filming?

   1. Gimbal
   2. Dolly
   3. Jib
   4. Steadicam
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   A) Gimbal

9. In a dolly zoom, what optical change happens as the camera moves?

   1. Filter change
   2. Aperture change
   3. Zoom adjustment
   4. Focus-plane shift
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   C) Zoom adjustment

10. What is the image arrangement called when both foreground and background appear sharp?

    1. Soft focus
    2. Deep focus
    3. Shallow depth of field
    4. Selective focus
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    B) Deep focus