Shows the whole body of a person, if included, and the background.
What is a long shot?
100
Makes the subject look powerful and large.
What is low angle?
100
The most used lighting in movies, this type of lighting is used to create a bright and open-looking scene, giving the feeling of happiness, joy, and peace
What is high key lighting?
100
Seamless transition to another scene.
What is cut?
100
Explores ideas of being an outsider, the danger of knowledge and having passion for task in order for it to succeed.
What are the themes of Frankenweenie?
200
Shows a lot of detail in the shot to emphasise something in particular.
What is an extreme close up?
200
Often used to show a characters weakness, or their relationship with another character or setting.
What is a high angle and its purpose?
200
Scene is flooded with shadows and darkness to create suspense and suspicion. It also creates an atmosphere of mystery.
What is low key lighting and what does it create?
200
Slow transition from one scene to another, often begins of ends scenes.
Used to direct attention to something, often emotion or response of a particular character.
What is a close up?
300
A combination of high and low angle shots in a scene.(hint: 'how' question)
How is power imbalance shown between characters, using angles?
300
Produces a silhouette and glowing aspect around the character. Its purpose is to show importance and get a response from the viewer.
What is backlighting and what is its purpose?
300
Layers a new image over an old one gradually. It suggests a relationship between the two scenes.
What is dissolve and what does it suggest?
300
Characters with exaggerated features, dogs, graveyard scenes, and whimsical elements.
What characterises Tim Burton's style?
400
Helps the viewer to understand what is occurring at the beginning of the film; sets the scene.
What is an establishing shot?
400
Creates an unstable and unsettled feeling. Sometimes suggests mental or emotional instability.
What is a dutch angle?
400
Conversation between two characters that is used to communication themes and issues in films.
What is dialogue?
400
Transition from one scene to another that moves sideways. Suggests a special relationship between the scenes, in the same way a fade does.
What is a wipe, and what other transition is it similar to in terms of effect?
400
Use of low key lighting, reflective surfaces, and anthropomorphism.
What is German Expressionism?
500
All the objects and characters in a particular frame and the composition of these elements as placed by the director.
What is mis en scene?
500
Allows the viewer to see a landscape or scene from above in order gain a new perspective.
What is birds eye angle?
500
One are the sounds that can be heard by the characters, and the other are those that can be heard by the audience.
What is the difference between diegetic and non-diegetic sound?
500
Selecting, editing, and piecing together separate sections of film to form a continuous whole. Sometimes used to contrast locations, condense space and time or unrelated occurrences.
What is montage and why it is used?
500
The meaning of something beyond its literal meaning. For example, detention has negative connotations.