Directors & Creatives
This legendary director helmed the suspense masterpiece Rear Window.
Who is Alfred Hitchcock?
This shot places the camera below the subject, making them appear powerful or intimidating.
What is a Low-angle shot?
An American expat running a nightclub in Morocco must choose between his past love and helping the resistance.
What is Casablanca?
This term describes sound that logically originates from within the film's world, like dialogue.
What is Diegetic sound?
This multi-talented filmmaker wrote, directed, and starred as Raymond Goodfellow in God of Love.
Who is Luke Matheny?
This angle tilts the camera on its horizontal axis, creating a psychological sense of unease or tension.
What is a Canted shot?
A young photographer uncovers a terrifying secret while visiting his girlfriend's family estate.
What is Get Out?
This represents the year that synchronous sound and "talkies" officially became part of the movies.
What is 1927?
Ruth E. Carter made waves by winning an Oscar for her exceptional design work on this 2018 film.
What is Black Panther?
This camera technique alternates shots between two characters, typically during a conversation.
What is Shot-reverse-shot?
A deaf four-year-old girl named Libby struggles to communicate until a social worker teaches her sign language.
What is The Silent Child?
Background music composed specifically for a movie to drive emotion is called this.
What is a Score?
This brilliant writer penned the screenplay for When Harry Met Sally, and the director helped add some of the most comedic moments. (Name the writer and director)
Who is Rob Reiner and Nora Ephron?
This specific shot frames a character from the waist up and is heavily associated with classic Western films.
What is a Cowboy Shot?
An imprisoned WWI soldier's shadow is captured by a collector, and he must collect 10,000 shadows to see his love.
What is Death of a Shadow?
This is a collection of pre-existing songs chosen for a film, distinguishing it from an original score.
What is a Soundtrack?
This early film pioneer is famous for developing early continuity editing in films like The Great Train Robbery.
Who is Edwin S. Porter?
This type of angle looks directly down on a scene from an extreme overhead vantage point.
What is a Bird's Eye View shot?
This 1961 romantic comedy stars Audrey Hepburn as Holly Golightly and features the famous song "Moon River".
What is Breakfast at Tiffany's?
This specific sound technique involves a performer physically recreating real-world everyday sound effects in a studio.
What is Foley sound?