Elements of Film
This element includes costumes, lighting, props, and everything placed in front of the camera.
What is mise-en-scène?
The city of Metropolis is powered by the labor of this group.
Who are the workers?
The scientists launch their spacecraft using this unusual method.
What is a giant cannon?
The film takes place during this historical conflict.
What is the American Civil War?
The transition from one shot to another.
What is a cut?
The art of capturing images on film, including camera angles, movement, and shot composition.
What is cinematography?
The workers’ identical clothing emphasizes this theme of the film.
What is dehumanization (or loss of individuality)?
The travelers return to Earth in this dramatic way.
What is falling into the ocean?
Annabelle leaves Johnnie because she believes he lacks this quality.
What is courage?
The placement of subjects within the frame.
What is composition?
This film element controls how long shots last and how they are arranged to shape time and pacing.
What is editing?
The exaggerated architecture and towering skyscrapers reflect this artistic movement.
What is German Expressionism?
The film treats space travel with this tone rather than scientific realism.
What is fantasy (or comedy)?
This silent film star is known for performing his own dangerous stunts in The General.
Who is Buster Keaton?
Sound that comes from a source within the film’s world.
What is diegetic sound?
This aspect of mise-en-scène helps establish mood using brightness, shadows, and contrast.
What is lighting?
Freder attempts to unite the classes by acting as this figure.
What is a mediator?
The Moon creatures are portrayed as this compared to the humans.
What is primitive (or alien)?
The main goal of the Union spies is to steal this.
What is the locomotive called “The General”?
Editing that creates meaning through juxtaposition of images.
What is montage (or Soviet montage theory)?
This term refers to exaggerated acting often seen in comedies or silent films.
What is overacting?
The character whose obsession with the past fuels much of the film’s conflict.
Who is Rotwang?
This filmmaker created, directed, and starred in A Trip to the Moon.
Who is Georges Méliès?
Johnnie Gray’s two greatest loves are these.
Who are Annabelle Lee and his locomotive?
A familiar pattern of characters or situations repeated across films.
What is a trope?