Name that Director
Do it for the plot!
Vocabulary Terms
Film Themes
Director's Style
100
Who is Jordan Peele?
100
A young boy finds a stranded alien.
What is "E.T."?
100
This camera shot is used to bring attention to detail or to show emotion.
What is a close up?
100
This director explores themes surrounding misfits and people who don't fit into regular society.
Who is Tim Burton?
100
The innovator of "psychological horror" style.
Who is Alfred Hitchcock?
200
She is the director of "The Bling Ring" and "Priscilla".
Who is Sofia Coppola?
200
A group of teens steals from celebrities.
What is "The Bling Ring"?
200
This is a filming technique that allows you to follow a character in action or as they are moving.
What is a dolly shot?
200
Societal commentary is a theme that runs throughout the two films that we viewed from this former comedian.
Who is Jordan Peele?
200
This director's style is that of music videos- lots of fashion and catchy music.
Who is Sofia Coppola?
300
Director of "The Dark Knight" and "The Prestige".
Who is Christopher Nolan?
300
A rockstar's wife tells her story.
What is "Priscilla"?
300
This is the term for the type of sound in a film that the characters cannot hear, but the audience can- such as a soundtrack.
What is non-diegetic sound?
300
This director's films explore women's issues and themes such as patriarchal societies and mother-daughter relationships.
Who is Greta Gerwig?
300
This director uses a Gothic style and works with Johnny Depp very frequently.
Who is Tim Burton?
400
The "master of suspense" and psychological horror.
Who is Alfred Hitchcock?
400
A woman steals money from her job so she can marry her boyfriend, but stays at the wrong motel.
What is "Psycho"?
400
If this type of shot were folded in half, it would be the same on either side.
What is a symmetrical shot?
400
This director has female characters that initially need saving, but then turn around and save the male lead as well; creating a theme of female empowerment.
Who is Miyazaki?
400
This director saturates his films in color to create his distinctive style. He has a strict color palette and uses the "rule of thirds" religiously.
Who is Wes Anderson?
500
Works directed include: "The Big Lebowski", "Fargo", "No Country For Old Men", and "Raising Arizona", among many others.
Who are the Coen Brothers?
500
A boy goes on a mission to save his best friend who was sent to "Trash Island".
What is "The Isle of Dogs"?
500
This vocabulary term describes a plot device that is only effective if there are hints throughout the movie and it enhances the characters and story.
What is a twist ending?
500
These two films (same director) have themes of lawlessness, the Midwest as a scorched wasteland, and hyper masculinity.
What are "Raising Arizona" and "No Country For Old Men"?
500
These directors are bound and determined to recreate Westerns in a modern or "neo" style.
Who are the Coen Brothers?