Camera Angles
What is the French translation for "a shot"
un plan
Who were the French brothers responsible for the first motion picture, "Train arriving at the station" ?
The Lumière Brothers
What do we call the people we see onscreen in films or series?
Actors/Actresses
This piece of equipment is used to film the movie.
A camera
What was the first motion picture?
Train Arriving at the Station - The Lumière brothers
What do we call the camera angle in which the main subject in very near to the camera?
Close-up
Close Shot
What was the first international film to win the Best Picture Award at the Oscars in 2020?
Parasite
What is the English translation for "réalisateur"?
Director
This element is essential to making sure that everything in shot is visible and/or sharp/in focus.
Light
What was the first film to use sound?
The Jazz Singer
Define a static shot.
A shot in which camera does not move.
What did we call the era of film in Hollywood from the arrival of color until the French New Wave? (~1910s-1960s)
The Golden Age of Hollywood
A stuntman
This piece of equipment can be used to create fog or smoke in a scene.
A smoke machine
Which film won Best Picture at the Oscars in 2024?
Oppenheimer
This type of shot usually sets the scene (gives information about the context, location, etc. of the film)
An establishing shot
What was the name of the first machine that allowed us to view a succession of photographs in motion?
Who invented it?
A Kinetoscope
Thomas Edison
What is the term for actors featured in the background of shots, but who have no speaking parts and no role to play in the story?
Extras
The action of translating a film via voice-over is known as...
dubbing (to dub) -> doubler
Which country produces the highest number of films per year?
India
Define "deep focus" cinematography.
A shot in which every element is equally in sharp/in focus, regardless of its position in the frame.
Define the Kuleshov Effect.
The theory that the audience can deduce more meaning/information from two shots cut together than by a single shot. (e.x. associating the feeling of hunger when shown a shot of a man's face cut together with a shot of a plate of food)
This person is responsible for gathering and positioning the items that will be used as decor or accessories in the film.
The props master
A boom
Pierre Lescure