Film Language
This French term literally means "everything in the frame," including props, costume, and lighting.
What is Mise-en-scène?
This term refers to the "expected" elements of a genre, such as a tumbleweed in a Western or a jump-scare in a Horror.
What are Genre Conventions?
What was the first entirely CGI feature film?
What is Toy Story
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This camera angle is often used to make a character appear vulnerable, small, or powerless.
What is a High Angle shot?
This term refers to the way a film simplifies a group of people into a recognizable (and often offensive) set of traits.
What is a Stereotype?
This 1927 film is credited as the first feature-length film to use synchronised soundtrack
What is The Jazz Singer
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Sound that exists within the world of the film, which the characters themselves can hear.
What is Diegetic sound?
This theorist identified 8 specific "Character Roles" found in most stories, such as The Hero, The Villain, and The Donor.
Who is Vladimir Propp?
The year of the ‘Paramount Case’
What is 1948
A camera shot that moves along a track to follow a character's action, often used to create a sense of energy or pace.
What is a Tracking Shot
This theorist argued that all narratives move from a state of "Equilibrium" to "Disruption" and back again.
Who is Tzvetan Todorov?
What enabled the ‘French New Wave’ movement to take off?
What is the invention of lightweight, portable cameras
A type of edit that creates a seamless transition between shots, making the audience forget they are watching a film.
What is Continuity Editing?
This concept explores how the camera "looks" at women from a heterosexual male perspective, often objectifying them.
What is The Male Gaze?
Who is the inventor of Steadicam?
Who is Garrett Brown