Film Genres
What genre is a funny film that makes people laugh?
Comedy
Which camera shot shows a character's face very closely?
Close-up
What do we call the emotions shown on an actor's face?
Facial expressions
What is the process of putting all the video clips together called?
Editing
Which genre usually includes spaceships, aliens or advanced technology?
Science Fiction (Sci-Fi)
What camera shot shows the whole person and much of the background?
Wide Shot
What is body language?
The way we communicate using our body, movements and gestures.
What is a transition?
An effect used to move smoothly from one scene or clip to another.
Your film is about a detective solving a missing necklace case. What genre is it?
Mystery
Guess the Camera Shot
You want the audience to see a character's shocked expression after receiving bad news.
Which shot would you use?
Close-up
What Would You Do?
Your partner is speaking so quietly that nobody can hear.
Give one piece of helpful feedback.
Possible Answers:
Why do films often include titles at the beginning?
To introduce the film and give information such as the title or creators.
Name three different film genres.
Any three:
What Would You Do?
Your actor accidentally laughs during an emotional scene.
What should the director do?
Call "Cut!" and film another take (retake).
Which word means creating a scene without a script?
Improvise
What Would You Do?
You notice there is a loud background noise during one scene.
What could you do?
Possible Answers:
Your team has 30 seconds to create a freeze frame showing one film genre.
The other teams must guess the genre.
Your team has one minute.
Film (or act out) three different camera shots without speaking.
The class must identify them.
Choose an emotion:
😊 Happy
😱 Scared
😡 Angry
😲 Surprised
😠Sad
Deliver this line:
"I think we should go now."
The class guesses the emotion.
Your group has one minute to put these film making stages into the correct order.