Plot Paradigm
This (usually) takes place 10 minutes into a film, and sets up an engaging detail or question about the main character.
What is the hook?
What is a long shot?
When the camera is on a tripod and follows along with the subject, it is called this.
What do doors represent in Temple Grandin?
What are new opportunities?
A former cop with a fear of heights falls for a beautiful and mysterious woman who is more than she seems.
What is Vertigo?
The event at the film's midpoint (where the hero takes action) is called this.
What is the pivot point?
This shot position is used to establish the setting.
What is ELS (extreme long shot)?
When the camera does not move, it is called this.
What is a Static Shot?
Chuck used this object in Cast Away as a reminder of what mattered most to him?
What is the pocket watch?
A troubled foster kid and his surly foster father end up the subjects of a manhunt through the NZ bush.
What is The Hunt for the Wilderpeople?
Act II of a film is called this.
What is the conflict?
This is called "the reaction shot."
What is a close up?
What is Zoom In?
In Awakenings, this represented the human individuality of Dr. Sayer's patient.
What is Leonard's name?
The chief of police must recruit help when a large shark terrorizes a New England town, threatening tourists and townspeople alike.
What is Jaws?
This event is where the conflict begins - typically around the 30:00 mark (in a two hour film).
What is plot point I?
This shot position is often used to show a power imbalance between characters.
What is an OTS (Over the Shoulder) shot?
This shot is often used to capture a subject's emotion - drawing the viewers attention in to the subject's face.
What is a DI (dolly in)?
These represent changes, which Hushpuppy must face on her own in order to survive in the Bathtub.
What are the aurochs?
A journalist works to uncover the mystery of a newspaper tycoon's last words.
What is Citizen Kane?
Act III of a film is called this.
What is the resolution?
When the camera is tilted off its axis, the shot is called this.
What is a Dutch Tilt?
This shot moves the camera along with the subject, typically maintaining the same distance.
What is a TS (trucking/tracking shot)?
Rain(storms) frequently represent what in films?
A former migrant farm worker dreams of becoming an astronaut - but his family will have to make sacrifices for him to succeed.
What is A Million Miles Away?