Unit 1: The Power of Stories
This main central theme in The Lego Movie explores the tension between following instructions and thinking independently.
What is creativity vs. conformity?
This post-war movement was known for using non-professional actors and shooting on location to reflect real life.
What is Italian Neorealism?
This type of shot emphasizes emotion or detail by showing a subject’s face or a small object closely.
What is a close-up?
This technique uses a sequence of short shots to condense space, time, or information.
What is montage?
In The Lego Movie, this upbeat song becomes a symbol of forced happiness and societal control.
What is "Everything is Awesome"?
This is one reason why storytelling is a powerful tool
What is its ability to inspire empathy and share complex ideas OR to shape how people see the world.
This film movement revolutionized editing, narrative, and camera use in the 1950s and 60s.
What is the French New Wave?
This French term refers to everything you see in the frame, from lighting to costume.
What is mise-en-scène?
This editing technique cuts between two or more scenes happening at once in different locations to build tension or show connection.
What is cross cutting?
This famous scene in E.T. uses lighting and music to create a feeling of wonder and emotional connection between ET and Elliot.
What is the flying bike scene?
This practice is essential to ensure stories are accurate, credible, and ethically grounded.
What is research?
This advancement in technology changed how audiences experienced film by introducing synchronized sound.
What is the invention of "talkies"?
This type of lighting creates deep shadows and a sense of mystery or suspense.
What is low-key lighting?
This technique uses intentional color choices, props, or images to represent abstract ideas or emotions.
What is symbolism?
This character’s transformation in The Lego Movie shows the power of self-belief and imagination.
Who is Emmett?
This is the main message of a story.
What is a theme?
This U.S. film era was marked by director-driven storytelling and a break from traditional Hollywood formulas
What is New Hollywood?
This editing technique creates a jarring effect by abruptly moving forward in time.
What is a jump-cut?
This film style focuses more on visual techniques and artistic expression than realistic content
What is formalism?
This color is used in The Lego Movie to symbolize danger and resistance.
What is red?
What is plot diagram?
This film era, beginning around the 2000s, is marked by digital technology, global influence, and diverse storytelling.
What is the Contemporary Era?
These two types of sound are distinguished by whether the characters in the film can hear them?
What are diegetic and non-diegetic sound?
This term refers to the art of camera work, including shot composition, lighting, and movement.
What is cinematography?
The vocabulary used to describe how the audience connects with each film’s emotional core thanks to how the filmmakers use shot composition, design, and pacing.
What is cinematic language?