Genres
A film that focuses on the growth of a protagonist from youth to adulthood. They tend to emphasize dialogue or internal monologue over action
A coming-of-age film
What was the first recognized motion picture? (If you can't remember the exact name, but know a description, that counts, too)
The Horse in Motion by Eadweard Muybridge.
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Category: directors and controversies
A decade after directing their country's highest-grossing movie in history, this director released a film that was immediately "banned" in their home country. The ban's enforcers claimed keeping this movie out of theaters was "an important business practice."
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What does CGI stand for?
Computer-generated imagery.
A type of lighting used to illuminate a character from behind, often to create a silhouette
Backlighting.
A film with no synchronized recorded sound
A silent film
This famous director was behind over 50 films throughout his lifetime, starting in the 1920s, and was known as the "Master of Suspense"
Alfred Hitchcock.
Which of the four directors we studied in class founded their own special effects makeup company?
Guillermo del Toro.
What are the three stages of the film production/editing process?
Preproduction, production, and postproduction.
What is the name of nondiegetic music composed and recorded specifically for use in a particular film, which is often used to convey or enhance meaning and emotion
The score.
A type of black-and-white film made in 1944-1954 that featured lots of low-key lighting, typically about crime
Film noir
A set of censorship guidelines used to moderate American films from 1936 to 1968
The Hays Code.
Which member of a film cast is chiefly responsible for the organizational and financial aspects of the production?
The producer.
First appearing in the 1930s, this is a sequence of shots, often with superimpositions and optical effects, showing a condensed series of events
A montage.
The name of a stock sound effect first used in 1951, which went on to be reused by many directors in place of recording an original "scream" sound effect
The Wilhelm Scream.
A film set in the American Wild West but filmed in Italy
Spaghetti western
What is currently the highest-grossing film of all time (worldwide)?
James Cameron's Avatar.
What does a "best boy" do?
The assistant to the "gaffer" or "key grip," making them the foremen of those departments (electric and camera gear, respectively).
A cut that preserves continuity between two shots, specifically by containing a similar shape/form as previous visuals
A graphic match cut.
What are the names of all three lights used in the three-point lighting system?
A key/main light, fill light, and backlight.
List at least five types of comedy films
Possible answers: screwball comedy, slapstick comedy, romantic comedy, black/dark comedy, satire, parody, sitcom, mockumentary, comedy of manners, action comedy
What organization created the American movie ratings system (G, PG, PG13, R, etc) in 1968?
The MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America).
Who is currently the highest-paid actor in the world, earning $74 million USD in 2023?
Adam Sandler.
Name an example of discontinuity editing (editing that joins shots A and B in ways that upset the viewer's expectations and cause momentary disorientation or confusion) in a film we've watched in class
Any examples showing the confusion of time or place within a film's narrative.
A type of sound effect created in post-production, typically by using various household objects or foods to simulate sounds, which are then synchronized with actions in the film
Foley sound.