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Khabele Film Trivia
100
This is what a film critic does.
What is analyzes films, reviews films, and--most importantly--explains what is good or bad about films? Example: Siskel & Ebert's "Two Thumbs Up" rating system.
100
The name of the editing software we use at Khabele.
What is Adobe Premiere Pro CS6?
100
The head of the cinematography department.
Who is the DP (Director of Photography)?
100
This man made the first movie ever. He was also a murderer.
Who is Edweard Muybridge?
100
The way to set up office hours for film class.
What is a formal email to Alex?
200
The two types of film criticism and what makes them different.
What is academic (analyzes) and journalistic (analyzes AND entertains mass audiences)?
200
The first thing that you should do after the director yells "Cut!" and you're ready to start editing.
What is make and label a folder for your project OR drag files into the folder you've already set up?
200
How to focus using Khabele cameras.
What is use the magnifying glass to see your shot closer, then manually adjust the focal lens so that the eyes are what's most in focus?
200
The director of 'To Be or Not to Be'.
Who is Ernst Lubitsch? (aka the 'Lubitsch Touch')
200
Where all of your final films should end up in this class.
Where is the class hard drive OR Youtube's "Khabele Student Films" page?
300
Two things that a film historian does and one example of an important film from film history.
What is look at films that make and reflect history? One example would be 'Birth of A Nation', which both portrays the history of the American Civil War AND made history for its innovations in cinematography while also sadly leading to a surge in the KKK movement.
300
One way to change the volume of your audio.
What is click on the arrow tab to reveal the orange DB line and move it up or down OR use pen tool OR use Audio Mixer?
300
What an aperture does.
What is closes out or lets in light into your camera lens?
300
The first director of a film with actors, costumes, and a story, aka 'The Cabbage Fairy'?
Who is Alice Guy-Blache?
300
Two prerequisites to checking out film equipment.
What is make sure your film contract is signed and then email Alex? (She'll reply with the Google Spreadsheet that details your checkout items and time.)
400
The challenges AND successes for minorities in early Hollywood.
What is bad representations of minorities onscreen (such as in 'The Jazz Singer') and the success of filmmakers like Oscar Mischeaux who were able to counter those stereotypes with his own work (such as in 'The Lying Lips')?
400
How to create AND move your titles.
What is Title>Default Still or Command>Title? To move them, add keyframes in the Effect Controls window.
400
Ten types of static shots and what each means.
Among many, a few are: EWS, Establishing, WS, LS, MS, MCU, CU, ECU, Insert or Cut-In, Cutaway, Dutch Angle, Profile, Quarter Profile, OTS, Cowboy Shot, Birds' Eye View, Worms' Eye View, High Angle, Low Angle, POV
400
The director of 'The Lying Lips,' which showed black characters as talented and authentic people in early cinema. Who is Oscar Mischeaux?
Who is Oscar Mischeaux?
400
The name of the Khabele TV Show that is both on the "Khabele Student Films" Youtube page and shown each semester at Pitsos.
What is 'Office Hours'?
500
The challenges AND successes for women in early Hollywood.
What is women were portrayed as helpless, infantile, and later women directors were pushed out of the industry AND women like Alice Guy-Blache helped to counter this by making movies with her own production company, Solax?
500
Five types of transitions AND five types of effects in our software.
More than sixty possibilities, including the most often used: Cross Dissolve, Film Dissolve, Additive Dissolve, Dip to Black, Dip to White, Wipe, Gradient Wipe, Slide, Push, Iris, 3-D Cube-Spin, Page Peel, Exponential Fade, Constant Fade, Constant Power, Color Key, Ultra Key, Color Correction, Brightness & Contrast, Strobe Light, Flash Light, Mosaic, Tint
500
Eight types of moving shots and what each means.
Among many, a few are: tilt, jib, crane, pan, tracking, follow, zoom, dolly, dolly zoom, dutch tilt
500
Three subgenres of comedy that represent 'To Be or Not to Be' and why this comedy was so controversial.
What are comedy of manners, comedy of errors, screwball comedy, or political satire? And it was controversial because the world really was at war with Nazis and it was hard for some to laugh at the organization responsible for such terror. (Other critical answers may also apply.)
500
The name of three film festivals that Khabele students have screened at and/or won awards.
What are Austin Youth Film Festival, Austin Film Festival, and South by Southwest?
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