TERMS
An element in a film that drives the plot and motivates the characters despite being relatively insignificant to the story.
MacGuffin
Actors who seem to be different in every role
Chameleon Actors
Three types of movies
Narrative Movies
Documentary Movies
Experimental Movies
Quentin Tarantino
Shooting and projection of at least ... frames per second is needed to present smooth, natural looking movement.
24
Analytical approach primarily concerned with film form, or the means by whicha subject is expressed
Formal Analysis
Approach to style and storytelling that values naturalistic performances and dialogue; modest, unembellished sets, and storylines that portray the everyday lives of “ordinary” people.
Realism
The genre that is deeply rooted in the concept of the American dream: anyone, regardless of how humble his origins, can succeed.
Gangster
What is special about "The Birds" sound design?
It has no music
The authors of the class textbook "Looking at Movies: An Introduction to Film" (2019)
Richard Barsam and Dave Monahan
The appearance of the film world being true or real (including the characters and events that feel plausible and consistent within the story's context)
Versimilitude
Method acting aka ....
Stanislavsky system
A type of documentary movie that deals with social issues & injustice
Persuasive Documentary
The film that altered our assumptions of what the science fiction genre could be
The Matrix
Methods and techniques for presenting the content of a film
Cinematic Language aka Form
The total world of the story: events, characters, objects, settings, and sounds that form the world in which the story occurs
Diegesis
A mental phenomenon by which viewers derive more meaning from the interaction of two sequential shots than from a single shot in isolation.
The Kuleshov Effect
"Triumph of the Will" is an example of ... documentary
Propaganda
A film that focuses on the idea of intersectionality in identity construction
The Moonlight
Sounds that come from a source outside the film world and are heard only by the audience.
Intellectual and moral leadership of a dominant group that is established through the process of institutionalization
Hegemony
A type of special effects that take place on set
Mechanical
Antagonistic female character often presented in film noir genre
Femme Fatale
Dominant camera movement in Tarkovsky's "Stalker"
Tracking Shot
Best Boy aka ....
First Assistant Electrician