Film Techniques
Genre Conventions
Characters
Setting
BONUS
100
What shot captures someone from the waist up

Mid Shot

100

Which genre features the following conventions- Laughing, Humour, Silliness

Comedy

100

Who is the main character in the Maze Runner?

Thomas

100

What are the three settings of the Maze Runner?

The Glade

The Maze

Destroyed Earth

100

What genre is the film 'The Maze Runner'

Dystopian

200
What shot would you use to zoom in on an actors eyes

Extreme close up

200

Which genre features the following conventions- Serial Killers, Demons, Ghosts, Suspense

Horror

200
Describe Thomas journey in the film

He goes from being the new kids at the Glade to saving them all from being trapped in the Maze

200
Describe ONE of the three settings

Glade- its where everyone lives, its green and peaceful

Maze- Has huge concrete walls covered in vines and is the home of the Grievers

Destroyed Earth- The earth was scorched by the sun and now has developed a disease that hurts humans

200

Name three characters from the Maze Runner 

Thomas, Newt, Minho, Alby, Chuck, WCKD, ect

300

What shot would you use if you wanted to capture a drone shot of the landscape

Establishing shot

300

What Science Fiction Convention does WIKD represent?

Totalitarian Government

300

Give an example of when sound effects are used to show Thomas in fear

The Grievers clicking

300

Give an example of when a Long shot is used to show a setting

The Glade and everyone working

The Maze and its big walls

300

Who directed the Maze Runner?

Wes Ball

400

What film technique does Wes Ball use to capture the opening sequence of Thomas looking at the maze?

(Extreme) Long Shot

400

What Science Fiction convention does the Glade represent?

Fake Utopia
400

Name the film technique that shows Thomas' powerlessness when he first enters the Glade. 

High Angle

400

Name the film technique that shows Thomas watching the earth become scorched

Over the shoulder

400

Actors wear special clothes to highlight their character- what is another name for these clothes?

Costumes

500

What technique does Wes Ball use to show the totalitarian government watching over Thomas? 

Low Angle

500

What Science Fiction Convention does the Maze Represent?

Advanced Technology

500

How does Thomas represent the Dystopian Genre?

Give an example

Teacher to decide

500

How is the Maze designed to show the Dystopian genre?

Give an example

Teacher to decide 

500

What are the two types of sound heard in films?

Hint- one refers to music the other refers to live sound

Diegetic and Non-Diegetic 

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