20 QUESTIONS: TECHNICAL CODES 1. List the 4 main technical terms 2. What is the acronym used to remember all the elements of mise-en-scene? 3. What does ‘continuity editing’ mean? 4. Is a ‘point of view’ shot an objective or a subjective shot? 5. What three movements can be achieved from a camera on a fixed tripod? 6. What element of sound is most important in drama? 7. What is superimposed on screen at the start of a programme? 8. When might a voice-over be used? 9. What is a term for sound that naturally belongs within a scene? 10. When might silence be used? 11. What is motivated lighting? 12. What is the ‘rule of thirds’? 13. What does ‘mise-en-scene’ mean’? 14. When might you use a ‘dissolve’ transition? 15. What does ‘ambient’ mean? (e.g. ambient sound, ambient lighting) 16. What techniques might you use to create a sense of urgency in a scene? List 2 17. What kind of lighting might you use to light a night scene? 18. Why might a ‘pull focus’ be used in the filming of a scene? 19. Name two techniques that can be lead the viewer to identify with a character. 20. Name an element of iconography associated with police drama.
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