Movie Trivia
Who played detective Rick Deckard in Blade Runner?
Who is Harrison Ford?
A large room used as a controlled set, typically found on studio lots
What is a Sound Stage?
A system of identification (numbers) used during filming to easily re-sync sound and image
What is Timecode?
A quick transition between scenes.
What is a Cut?
Scene is flooded with shadows and darkness to create suspense and suspicion
What is low-key lighting?
Which movie was incorrectly announced as the winner of Best Picture at the 2017 Academy Awards, during the greatest Oscars flub of all time?
What is La La Land?
A recording of each location’s “silence” to fill in during post-production.
What is Room Tone?
Everything within the film frame.
What is mise-en-scene?
Once the visual editing is complete, then it is sent off for sound post-production
What is Picture Lock?
Tthe main light on a subject.
What is key light?
What American writer/director starred in several iconic European-produced “Spaghetti Westerns”?
Who is Clint Eastwood?
A shot taken without sound
What is MOS?
A long mechanical arm used to extend the reach of microphones or cameras
What is a boom?
The organization of the pace of editing
What is Rhythm?
The phenomenon that occurs when the lighting for the shot is directed at the camera from behind the subject(s), causing the figure(s) in the foreground to appear in semi-darkness or as silhouettes.
What is backlighting?
What TV show was Jack Nicholson referencing when he ad-libbed “Here’s Johnny!” in The Shining?
What is The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson?
Additional shots needed after principal photography has wrapped.
What are Pick-Ups?
A mechanical element in cameras that dictate how much light passes through the lens
What is Aperture?
Matching images and cuts based on movement
What is a Match on Action?
Use of a key light, fill light and backlight.
What is three-point lighting?
For what movie did Steven Spielberg win his first Oscar for Best Director?
What is Schindler's List?
This crew member is responsible for all things electrical.
Who is a gaffer?
Studio space used for filming exteriors (often city streets)
What is a Backlot?
Briefly superimpose one shot over the next
What is Dissolve?
This type of lighting was borrowed from the Renaissance painters. It involves creating a pattern of light and dark.
What is chiaroscuro?