Trailers
Symbolic codes
Key concepts
Technical codes
Genres
100

what is a trailer

A trailer is a short promotional video that highlights key scenes and themes of a film to attract and excite audiences before its release.

100

What code could be held or used by a character?

Props

100

Who are the people that films are created for and who interpret the meaning of media texts?

Audiences

100

What type of shot is used to show a character’s facial expression in detail?

Close-up

100

Which genre typically features high-speed chases and explosive scenes

Action

200

List the 5 acts in a trailer

Hook/cold open, Act 1/introduction, Act 2/escalation, Act 3/climax, Button

200

What colour often symbolizes love or danger in film?

Red

200

What term describes the companies or organizations responsible for producing, distributing, and marketing films?

institutions 

200

What kind of lighting creates strong contrast between light and dark areas?

Low-key lighting

200

Which genre often centers around emotional relationships and love stories?

Romance

300

Which archetype is usually the final survivor who defeats the killer?

Final girl

300

What colour can symbolise purity or innocence?

white

300

The key concept that we as artists control and adjust to create representations 

Languages 

300

What editing technique shows events happening at the same time in different places?

Cross-cutting

300

Which genre is designed to frighten and unsettle viewers?

Horror

400

what kind of clips should be shown in the introduction of a trailer

explaining the world of the film including the key player/characters. Lore building

400

What aspect of the film (symbolic codes) can suggest isolation commonly?

location- specifically abandoned locations far from society or "help"

Colour- blue

400

Archetypes and stereotypes are a part of what key concept

representations

400

What sound is added in post-production and not part of the scene’s natural environment?

Non-diegetic

400

Which genre usually involves heroes fighting against villains?

Action

500

Which editing technique is commonly used in trailers to create excitement by rapidly combining key moments from the film?

Montage or quick cuts

500

What aspect of acting can suggest age, mood, or status through tone?

Acting- Voice

500

What are the 5 key concepts

Representations, Languages, Audiences, Institutions, Technology

500

What camera movement follows a subject smoothly across a scene?

Tracking or Dolly

500

Which genre is most likely to use suspense and psychological tension to create fear, rather than relying on physical action or emotional drama

Horror

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