Point of View
POV which depicts only what the narrative persona can observe (e.g. the killing of Luba Luft).
What is limited?
Vital sound; (i.e. hearing flesh against flesh and breaking bones while seeing the landing of punches during the fight scenes in Fight Club).
What is visible sound?
References vital to double entendre (e.g. "the Road to Perdition")
What is allusion?
Ideal lens for shooting the Narrator's spotty memory or recollections (esp. about Marla).
What is fish-eye?
At #3, his villainy is credited to the sequel; he was not bad enough in Star Wars.
Who is Darth Vader?
Cinematic 3rd person POV which puts the viewer "in" the shot (e.g. the fight scenes in Fight Club).
What is indirect-subjective?
Off-screen sounds that directly affect the action on screen (e.g. hearing Sullivan’s tommy gun but not seeing it).
What is invisible sound?
Irony depicted in Road to Perdition when only the the unarmed man survives the hit.
What is cosmic?
A lens which compresses the distance between two objects (e.g. O'Sullivan Sr standing in front of the car with Jr inside it).
What is telephoto?
The top ranking villainess at #4, thanks to those ruby slippers.
Who is the Wicked Witch of the West?
The "voice" which relates a textual narrative; can be 1st or 3rd person.
What is the narrative persona?
Off-screen sounds not key to the shot (birds chirping, waves, traffic, etc.)
What is ambient?
The type of irony in Shaun of the Dead when the zombie does not "sing" the correct lyrics.
What is dramatic?
Lens which exaggerates the distance between two objects (i.e. O'Sullivan Sr. looking up the stairs)
What is wide-angle?
The highest ranking supervillain, at #45.
Who is the Joker?
Personal commentary which interrupts the flow of the narrative (e.g. Rooster lamenting that society no longer respects gritty people).
What is the intruding author?
The complete absence of sound in a shot.
What is a dead track?
Type of irony depicted in Road to Perdition when the letter O'Sullivan delivers is an order to kill him.
What is situational?
Requires a special lens in order to create how the eyes naturally see.
What is deep focus?
At #2, he has made showers scary for many viewers.
Who is Norman Bates?
Can be internal or external (e.g. depicting Marla's thoughts through the Narrator's depiction of Durden's rescue).
What is focalization?
"The Battle of the Breakfast" scene in The Miracle Worker would give a workout to anyone acting as this sound technician.
What is a Foley Artist?
Opposites which serve as a basis for irony (e.g. O'Sullivan is a religously devout hitman).
What is paradox?
The repetition of the same frame at 24 frames/sec; used famously at the end of The Breakfast Club.
What is freeze frame?
At #1, he is eight spots higher than his hero counterpart, Clarice Starling.
Who is Hannibal Lecter?