Crash Course
Film History
Film History
This invention by Thomas Edison and William Dickson allowed individuals to watch short films through a peephole viewer.
What is the Kinetoscope?
This actor plays Deadpool in the Marvel films and is known for his comedic style.
Who is Ryan Reynolds?
This shot shows the subject from about the waist up.
What is a medium shot?
“I’m the king of the world!”
What is Titanic?
This stage is when the actual filming takes place.
What is production?
This 1915 film by D.W. Griffith was technically groundbreaking but highly controversial for its racist portrayal of Black Americans.
What is The Birth of a Nation?
This actress stars as Rue in Euphoria and MJ in the recent Spider-Man films.
Who is Zendaya?
This shot shows the entire body of a subject within the frame.
What is a wide shot (or long shot)?
“Keep the change, ya filthy animal!”
What is Home Alone?
This crew member is responsible for shaping the story by assembling and cutting footage.
Who is the editor?
This term refers to movies made outside the major studio system, often with lower budgets and more creative freedom.
What is independent film?
This actor plays Thor in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Who is Chris Hemsworth?
This shot cuts away from the main action to show something else related.
What is a cutaway shot?
“Do you want to build a snowman?”
What is Frozen?
This term refers to arranging shots in a sequence to create meaning and tell a story.
What is editing?
This type of film, popular in the 1940s and 50s, featured crime, moral ambiguity, and dark visual style.
What is film noir?
This actress starred as Harley Quinn in Suicide Squad and Birds of Prey.
Who is Margot Robbie?
This shot places the subject off-center using compositional balance.
What is a rule of thirds composition?
“I see dead people.”
What is The Sixth Sense?
This term refers to the arrangement of visual elements within a frame.
What is composition?
This early film movement in Germany used distorted sets and dramatic shadows to reflect psychological states.
What is German Expressionism?
This actress starred as Eleven in Stranger Things and in Enola Holmes.
Who is Millie Bobby Brown?
This shot focuses on a character’s reaction rather than the main action.
What is a reaction shot?
“You’re killing me, Smalls!”
What is The Sandlot?
This crew member is responsible for maintaining and setting up lighting equipment on set.
Who is the gaffer?