Shots
Framing
Genres & Motifs
Production Design
Miscellaneous
100

What shot should you use if you want to show great detail, emotion, or emphasize a specific feature (eyes, mouth, gun trigger, etc)?

Extreme close up

100

If there are two people in a shot, what is the framing called?

Two shot

100

Category of artistic composition characterized by similarities in form, style, or subject matter

Genre

100

What does CGI stand for in production design?

Computer generated imaging

100

The art of making motion pictures is called ____?

Cinematography

200

This scene from Guardians of the Galaxy is an example of what kind of shot?

 

Full shot

200

What kind of framing is this scene from Braveheart?

Crowd shot

200

What kind of genre would you say the following visual elements belong to?

Abandoned barn, rusty shovel, fog

Horror/suspense/thriller

200
Name at least one responsibility that falls on the production designer in cinematography. 
  • Sets/backgrounds

  • Costumes

  • Lighting

  • Makeup

  • Location scouting

  • Camera equipment selection

  • Budgeting for CGI

200

What is the name of a shot/framing that is the same as an extreme close up but without the emotion?

Insert shot
300

What kind of shot is seen here (from Fight Club)?

Cowboy shot/medium wide shot

300

What kind of framing is this scene from Kill Bill?

Point of view framing

300

Name the motif in Silence of the Lambs that we discussed in class AND at least one visual element in the film that supports that motif.

Motif: Americana

Visual elements: American flags, eagle statues, colors on the film's promo poster

300

This is a screencap from a pivotal scene in the last Harry Potter movie. An epic battle has just taken place at Hogwarts. Name two visual elements you see in the scene that contribute to the overall dramatic and tense mood of the scene.

Muted/blue green color scheme

Rubble on the ground

Crowd wearing all black

Blood on Neville's face

Etc.

300

What is the most common type of camera shot to use in film?

Medium shot

400

What shot establishes location and characters’ physical relationships to each other in the scene?

Master shot

400

If there is a limited presence of another character in a scene with otherwise only one person, it is called a ______________?

Example from Stranger Things:

 

Dirty single

400

What is the difference between motifs and metaphors?

Motif: symbol that recurs in a story

Metaphor: symbol that only happens once

400

Imagine you are a set designer and you need to create a set of a millionaire's bathroom for a drama film. The character has a very fancy house. Describe, in detail, 2 props that you would include for the set design.

*I will accept any answer as long as it is:

1. Descriptive

2. Fits the mood/genre

2. Fulfills what the question is asking

400

At approximately what percent of a film does the dark night of the soul beat occur?

75%

500

Name one scenario in which it would be appropriate to use an establishing shot.

  • Establish geography, time of day, scale of subjects in relation to environment

  • Transition between scenes

  • Opening film scene

500

A type of framing that gives you perspective from both sides and creates viewer inclusion

Over the shoulder

500

What are the three requirements of a motif?

  1. Must support the theme of a story

  2. Must recur throughout the narrative

  3. Must enhance the storyline

500

Name at least one reason that we discussed in class on why production design is important.

  1. Sets the mood for the scene

  2. Reflects the state of a character

  3. Articulates a story’s themes

500

What is the name of Blake Snyder's 2005 book that became the most influential book in screenwriting?

Save The Cat! The Last Book on Screenwriting That You’ll Ever Need

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