Director
Film Terms
Class Jokes
Plot
Random Trivia
100

Which in-class film did Spike Lee direct? Double points for the year. 

Do the Right Thing (1989)

100

What term means a sequence of events linked by cause and effect, unfolding in time and space?

Narrative

100

What was the leading theory to explain the random sound that annoyed all of us, almost daily?

Overheated projector 

100

What is the judge's name in Cyndi Lauper's music video She Bop?

The Big Bopper

100

Which film is responsible for popularizing sound films? Double points for year.

The Jazz Singer (1927)

200

Which in-class film did Dziga Vertov direct? Double points for year. 

Man with a Movie Camera (1929)

200

What does mise-en-scene translate into English from French?

"putting into the scene"

200

What was the subject of the most controversial exhibit at our field trip to the Museum of the Moving Image?

Live-streaming

200

What is the name of the Senegalese woman who travels to France for work in the film Black Girl?

Diouana

200

Which film directors were responsible for developing public exhibitions of film?

The Lumiere Brothers

300

Which in-class film did Alfonso Cuarón direct? Double points for year. 

Children of Men (2006)

300

What fundamental principle allows films to create the illusion of motion?

Persistence of vision

300

What music video seemed to reference the film Daisies? Name artist and song.

Anaconda - Nicki Minaj

300

What historical event serves as the backdrop of The Umbrellas of Cherbourg?

French-Algerian War

300

What musical appeared as a reference to Julie Dash's LA Rebellion classic Illusions (1982)? Double points for year of release. 

Singin' in the Rain (1952)

400

Name the director of Grave of the Fireflies. Double points for the film's year.

Isao Takahata, 1988

400

The amount of light allowed through the camera lens is called what?

Exposure

400

What candy did Professor Reinhard bring to the candy salad?

Watermelon sour patch kids

400

What is the first and last name of the villain in Sunset Boulevard? What is her favorite use of camera placement? Norma Desmond, Close-up

Norma Desmond, Close-up

400

What film did Octavio Getino and Fernando Solanas produce that is considered a Third Cinema classic? Double points for year of release. 

Hour of the Furnaces (1968)

500

Name the director of Daisies. Double points for the film's year. 

Věra Chytilová, 1966

500

What is the theory that explains how viewers interpret the continuity of meaning between shots?

The Kuleshov Effect

500

Who is Dr. Reinhard's favorite student? 

All of you, duh

500

What two images replace the speaker in Man with a Movie Camera? 

Ear, Piano Playing 

500

Name 5 different Martin Scorsese films. Partial points awarded where 1 film equals 100 points. 

Look at Scorsese filmography. 

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