Film Necessities
All the actors and actresses in a movie or TV show
What is the cast?
A narrative device that hints at events to come
What is foreshadowing?
The Hangover, Booksmart, Airplane!, Superbad.
What is a comedy?
Conversations between characters
What is dialogue?
“May the Force be with you.”
What is Star Wars?
To change the physical look of an actor into their character - their look may need to reflect a different time period or a different "species."
What is hair and make-up?
The perspective from which the story is told, or from which the audience views the action.
What is point of view?
Die Hard, The Matrix, John Wick, Top Gun: Maverick.
What are action movies?
The process of selecting and combining shots to create a finished film.
What is editing?
"E. T., phone, home."
What is E.T.?
Types of this create depth, shadows, and dimensions for the viewer who is technically watching a 2-dimensional film.
What is lighting?
The central idea or message of a story.
What is theme?
The Godfather, The Shawshank Redemption, The Whale, Moonlight.
What is drama?
A shot that tightly frames a subject, emphasizing facial expression or detail.
What is a close-up?
"I'll be back"
What is Terminator?
These types of camera shots can make a character seem extremely important, extremely small or insignificant because of the perspective it creates.
What are camera angles?
The main character around whom the story revolves.
What is a protagonist?
Scream, The Exorcist, Get Out, The Conjuring.
What is horror?
The location or period in which the action of a film takes place.
What is the setting?
“I'm going to make him an offer he can't refuse.”
What is the Godfather?
A person who substitutes for an actor in scenes requiring hazardous or acrobatic feats.
What is a stunt performer/ stunt person?
Use of objects, colors, or actions to represent larger ideas or concepts.
What is symbolism?
The Notebook, Titanic, Pride & Prejudice, Before Sunrise.
What is romance?
The arrangement of everything visible in a scene including setting, lighting, and actor positioning
What is mise-en-scene?
"With great power comes great responsibility."
What is Spiderman?