Questions about styles used through films and shows.
Questions about styles used through films and shows.
Wikipedia Page: Cinematic techniques
Questions tagged [film-techniques]
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How do they film the mirror scenes in movies?
It always makes me wonder how do they place the cameras and crew members while filming a scene which is opposite to a reflecting object, such as mirror. Because, when filming the reflected objects we should see the camera and cameraman because of…
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Why all the fancy technology in most movies?
In most of the movies and TV-series I have watched, whenever there is some kind of "technology" involved (say, like a tracking device or hacking something important), there is a lot of unnecessary, impractical key-pressing and fancy colors and…
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What techniques are used by directors to make an actor cry?
I have always wondered what techniques directors use to get amateur actors, especially young ones, to cry. How can someone surrounded with so many film crew and cameras can concentrate enough and feel so sad that s/he can possibly burst into…
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Do the actors really go nude in the shooting of the movies?
I often wonder if actors really go nude for certain scenes in films.
I am not talking about those movies where we can see the sexual body-parts or genitals of the actors/actresses, but instead less explicit scenes. Do they also perform nude then to…
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How do they film movies that take place in a single season?
Usually it takes more than a year to film a good movie. Some movies take place in only one season. For example, Home Alone takes place in winter.
How do they manage to film a two-hour movie in three or even less months? They can not change the…
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What mitigation is taken while filming 'raining' scenes
I understand that most rain scenes are artificially produced. But both filming in a studio and outdoors, there is an incredible amount of valuable electronics.
How is filming equipment kept 'dry', when there is artificial rain, fog, and even real…
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How do they film minors smoking?
Many movies depict children and minors (and non smoking actors) actively smoking a cigarette and blowing actual smoke. How is that done?
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What is this type of scene transition called?
Does anyone know the name of the film technique where multiple objects fall into the view of the camera which is pointing up and cover up the whole shot?
Specific example is in this clip A Joy Story - Joy and Heron at 3:03 mark.
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How are head shots and deep throat gashes filmed?
I was watching a movie the other night and the main character slits the throat of another person. The camera stayed on the victim the whole time this happened. I'm wondering how this is achieved.
Similar question is head shots (via gun fire) where…
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Why do films have more cuts than they did 20 years ago?
The "20 years" is an arbitrary figure but I have noticed that films tend to have way more cuts than they did in earlier days of film making. Sometimes there will be a conversation in the room and there is a cut for every person talking,the reaction…
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Do contemporary cinemas really project at 25fps?
In a conversation with a UK film professional, I was told that in order to simplify technical stuff associated with projection, all modern films are projected slightly sped up at 25fps - although they were filmed at 24fps.
I can't believe this, as I…
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How can a movie from 1987 be better in HD than SD?
How can a movie from 1987 be better in HD than SD? Does that apply to all movies that were recorded on old-style film?
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How are sliding shots of stills during an action sequence filmed?
I've seen several shots where an action sequence is halted and then the camera seemingly moves around while the action is frozen in place. An example of what I'm talking about can be seen in this YouTube clip.
I've also seen this used in sports…
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How is blood coming from the mouth filmed?
This is not like the other questions such as "how are gunshot and head gashes filmed". How are these scenes filmed where someone is talking and some action is going on such as in zombieland and the people (zombies) start spewing blood. They also…
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How are underwater scenes in movies filmed?
In some movies, for instance the Jaws series, it's a wonderful feeling to see sharks underwater and have it feel very realistic.
I'm curious to know how they film underwater scenes in movies. Not just in Jaws, but other movies as well.
What are…
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