Characters
What do we call the main character whose journey we follow?
The protagonist
Which part of a story introduces the characters, setting, and starting situation?
Exposition
Which genre aims mainly to frighten the audience?
Horror
What do we call a significant repeated element in a film?
a motif
One viewer thinks the ending suggests hope; another thinks it suggests defeat. They have different ______ of the ending.
A. conventions
B. interpretations
C. expectations
D. repetitions
B - Interpretations
Name a film antagonist. Write the character’s name and the film.
Answers may vary E.g. Scar from The Lion King
A teenager lives an ordinary life until a mysterious letter invites them to a school for magic. What narrative term describes the event that begins their main adventure?
The inciting incident
A film follows a team planning and carrying out a major robbery. Which genre or subgenre is this?
Heist
Name three kinds of elements that could become motifs.
An object, colors, sound, music, dialogue, places etc.
At the end of a film, a character says, “Winning is less important than being honest.” Is this message explicit or implicit?
Explicit
The main character is selfish, dishonest, and lacks traditional heroic qualities. What type of protagonist could they be?
Anti-hero
A hero faces increasingly difficult obstacles before the final confrontation. Which stage of narrative structure is this?
Rising action
What do we call a film that tells the story of a real person’s life?
Biopic / Biographical
Each time a light flickers, a monster appears. Later, the light flickers again, but the monster has not appeared yet. What feeling does this pattern create?
Suspense
The film suggests that wealth does not guarantee happiness, but never states this directly. This idea is ______ rather than openly expressed.
A. concealed
B. implied
C. contradicted
D. resolved
B - Implied
This type of character has a complex personality and often changes by the end of the film. Are they round or flat?
Round
The villain has been defeated. We see the characters return home and discover how their lives have changed. Which stage of narrative structure is this?
Resolution
Match the genres: A: People survive after civilisation has collapsed. B: People live under an oppressive system that controls their lives.
A. Post-Apocalyptic B. Dystopian
True or false: A repeated element must appear in exactly the same way every time to be a motif.
False (Variation)
To understand a film set during the Great Depression, viewers may need to know that many people lost their jobs and struggled financially. Which type of meaning draws on this knowledge of the real world?
referential meaning
Her motives remain ______: the audience cannot tell whether she wants to help or harm the protagonist.
A. inevitable
B. conventional
C. ambiguous
D. explicit
C — ambiguous (unclear or open to more than one interpretation)
What are the first two stages of Todorov’s narrative theory? Write them in order.
Equilibrium --> Disruption
Name three genre conventions that could help you recognise a science-fiction film.
Space travel, advanced technology, aliens, robots etc.
A film follows two sisters in different cities. Both lose their jobs, hide it from their families, and eventually ask for help. Their storylines create a ______.
A. convention
B. climax
C. parallel
D. disruption
C - Parallel
An interpretation should consider how a film’s different elements work together. What term describes the overall system of relationships between these elements?
Film form