Film Techniques and Language Features
The Messenger
The Dark Knight
Vocabulary
Wildcard
100
The term used to refer to camera shots, angles and movement.
What is cinematography?
100
What Ed gives Sophie.
What is an empty shoe box?
100
Complete the quote:
"It's not about money, __________"
"... it's about sending a message."
100
Ephemeral
Adjective. Lasting for a very short time; fleeting or transitory. For example, the beauty of a sunrise is ephemeral, as it quickly fades away.
100
DRAW a close up shot on your whiteboard.
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200
Music in a film that is heard by the characters.
What is diagetic music?
200
Finish the quote:
"I'm typical of many of the young men you see in this suburban outpost of the city - not a whole lot of_______________________"
"...prospects or possibility."
(Must get BOTH words correct to get points.)
200
The name of this shot. 
What is an establishing shot?
200
Pernicious
Adjective. Having a harmful, destructive, or detrimental effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way. For instance, smoking has been linked to pernicious health effects over time.
200
The job that Markus Zusak used to help his father with.
What is a house painter?
300
The prop of the knife in the hand of the Joker is a _______ of his control over the guests at the party.
What is a symbol?
300
What Ed allows the Rose brothers to do to him.
What is beat him up.
300
The screenwriters of The Dark Knight.
Who are Christopher Nolan and Jonathan Nolan?
(must get both names)
300
Quixotic
Adjective. Exceedingly idealistic or unrealistic, often to the point of impracticality. The term is derived from the literary character Don Quixote, known for his chivalrous but impractical pursuits.
300
The actor that played The Joker in 1989's Batman, directed by Tim Burton.
Who is Jack Nicholson?
400
Placing two opposing images or elements next to each other to highlight the qualities of both. For instance, The Joker and Batman's costumes.
What is juxtaposition?
400
The name of Ed Kennedy's mother.
What is Beverly?
(I will accept Bev)
400
The power that Batman gave to Lucius Fox after he caught The Joker.
What was the ability to destroy the phone radar device?
400
Vicarious
Adjective. Experienced or felt by imagining or sharing in someone else's experiences, often through another person's actions or feelings. Watching a thrilling movie can provide a vicarious sense of adventure.
400
The philosopher that said, "What doesn't kill you, makes you stronger."
Who is Friedrich Nietzsche?
500
The name of the technique at the dinner scene which foreshadows Harvey Dent turning into Two-Face.
What is lighting?
500
The name of the mother that Ed buys ice cream for.
What is Angie?
500
One weakness in his suit that Batman points out at the beginning of the film.
What is dogs and/or turning his head?
500
Ubiquitous
Adjective. Present, appearing, or found everywhere, especially to the point of being seemingly omnipresent. Smartphones have become ubiquitous in modern society, as they are found in the hands of people all around the world.
500
The name of the two other films in Nolan's "Dark Knight Trilogy".
What is "Batman Begins" and "The Dark Knight Rises"?