Fundamentals of Film Narrative
What is the average "best" frame rate per second for film?
24 Frames per Second
What are the three stages of movie making?
Preproduction, Production, and Postproduction
Why was it called the Nickelodeon Era?
Movies cost 5 cents
What genre comes from our desire to confront and understand the frightening aspects of our lives?
Horror
Producer
who coordinate nd/or pay for the production.
What is it called when a story does not follow the normal narrative structure?
Non-linear Storytelling
What are the five rating categories of film?
G, PG, PG-13, R, and NC-17
Who is Charlie Chaplin?
A silent film star and director who created the Tramp. One of the first most well-known actors in film history.
What genre is a eulogy to early days of the expensive American frontier and is considered the oldest, most enduring American genre?
Western
Script Supervisors
keep track of what has been shot in accordance with the script including changes
What are diegetic elements?
Events, characters, objects, settings, and sounds that the are in the world of the film.
What are the four categories of studios during the golden ages?
Major, Minor, Poverty Row (B), and Independent
Who is Titus Lucretius Carus?
He described the principle of persistence of vision.
What are the four types of movies?
Documentaries, Narratives, Experimental (Cult), Hybrid
Key Grips
supervise camera cranes, dollies, lights, platforms and all on set equipment
What are the three fundamentals of Film Form?
Movies Depend on light, movies provide an illusion of movement, and movies manipulate space and time in unique ways.
What is cultural invisibilty?
This is the idea that movies are meant to attract a certain type of audience and that, as an audience, we often miss things that are not a part of our own culture. Directors use this to draw us in.
What is the cinematographe?
The first portable camera invented by the Lumiere brothers in 1895. It was light weight and hand cranked.
What genre takes a historical or imagined event, mythic, legendary, or heroic figure, and add an extravagant setting and lavish costumes?
Epic
Production Designers
are responsible for creating the visual appearance of the film
What are the four film forms?
Realism, Magic Realism, Formalism, and Anti-realism
What is the difference between implicit and explicit information?
Explicit is something that is stated directly and easy to understand/ see. Implicit is something that is implied or not expressed directly. It is often hidden behind other information.
What are the seven parts of the magic lantern?
Lamp, Reflector, Condensing Lens, Lens Tube, Body, Base, Smokestack
What genre is rooted in the American dream of rags-to-riches and shows distrust of authority?
Gangster (crime is acceptable)
Directors Of Photography
make the chief lighting, framing, and composition decisions