Sound & Music
This term refers to background noise in a scene, like the sound of a crowd or room tone.
What is Ambient & Natural Sound?
This technique is used for an instant transition from one shot or scene to another.
What is a Cut?
This type of shot shows the entire character from head to toe and keeps the surroundings in view.
What is a Long Shot?
This term refers to the overall visual content of a scene or shot, including everything you can see on screen such as setting, lighting, and costumes.
WHat is Mise-En-Scene?
This term refers to a category of films that share common themes, styles, or narrative structures.
What is Genre?
This sound type is created specifically for the movie and often comes from a Foley artist mimicking real-life actions.
What are Sound Effects (SFX)?
This type of transition gradually darkens a shot to black, often used to close a scene or act as a pause.
What is a FAde out?
This shot shows only part of an object or character to highlight a particular detail.
What is a Close-up?
This component of mise-en-scène refers to the actual location or place where the scene takes place, whether real or constructed.
What is Setting?
This genre typically revolves around suspense, danger, and a high level of tension, often involving life-or-death situations or threats to a character’s survival.
What is a Thriller?
This term refers to music that was not originally created for the film but is included in the movie, such as a song by a popular artist.
What is a Soundtrack?
This editing technique superimposes the end of one shot onto the beginning of the next, often used to show the passage of time.
What is a Dissolve?
This type of shot involves a camera moving along a horizontal axis on a stationary tripod, usually to follow a subject's actions.
What is a Pan?
This type of makeup focuses on highlighting or emphasizing specific features of a character’s face to convey emotions or intentions.
WHat is expressive Makeup?
This convention in horror films usually involves characters facing supernatural entities or terrifying creatures that threaten their lives.
What is the Monster or Supernatural Threat?
This term refers to the simultaneous or consecutive musical notes that sound harsh or unpleasant, often used to create tension.
What is Dissonance?
This type of cut uses audio or visual elements from the previous shot to transition into a similar element in the next, connecting the scenes.
What is a Match Cut?
This movement involves the camera tracking towards a subject, often used to emphasize a moment or reveal a character's internal conflict.
What is a Push In?
This term refers to objects or items that are used in a scene to support the narrative, often revealing character traits or time period.
What is Props?
In action films, this character archetype is often a skilled individual who fights for justice, often against overwhelming odds.
What is the hero?
This type of sound exists within the world of the film, meaning the characters would be able to hear it.
What is Diegetic Sound?
This is a sharp, abrupt transition between two scenes, often used to create a dramatic contrast, such as loud to quiet or vice versa.
What is a Smash Cut?
This shot combines a zoom and tracking shot, creating a vertigo effect by making the background grow in size while maintaining the same size of the subject.
What is a Dolly Zoom
This style of acting focuses on individualized performances, where an actor reveals a character’s traits through their facial expression, body language, and tone of voice.
WHat is individualized acting
Films categorized based on recurring images or people
What is a Genre Iconography?