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Lighting
Sound
Mise en scene
Editing
Potpurri
100
This lighting casts edged, well-defined shadows.
What is hard lighting.
100
Another word for the story presented in a film.
What is diegesis.
100
The meaningful arrangement of actors on a set.
What is blocking.
100
This is the full name for editing.
What is continuity editing.
100
No film is intrinsically _________________ because of its budget, nationality, genre, politics, or commercial constraints/freedoms.
What is good or bad.
200
Lighting where there is a gradual fade from dark to light, from faint to bold, could be called this.
What is low contrast.
200
Sound that can be heard by the characters within the film's world.
What is diegetic sound.
200
This is conveyed by a character being shown as physically above, or bigger than another character.
What is power or authority.
200
This is why editing is sometimes referred to as invisible editing.
What is 'if the job was done right, the audience will not notice it.'
200
Special effects completed after filming using computers are called this.
What are visual effects.
300
Another word for the most extreme contrast available in lighting a scene.
What is chiaroscuro.
300
A sound used to emphasize the drama in a scene.
What is a stinger.
300
Mise en scene is French for this.
What is 'what is on the screen and how it is arranged.'
300
The bone turning into a spaceship is an example of this.
What is a match on action.
300
This can be as long or as short as it needs to be, but when it is over we call it 'cut.'
What is a shot.
400
This is what is cast by soft lighting.
What is faint, blurry, ill-defined shadows.
400
A term used to refer to the score of a film.
What is soundtrack.
400
This is another way to say long shot.
What is wide shot.
400
Filmmakers typically do not break this rule which governs where to move the camera for a new shot.
What is the 30 degree rule.
400
The clothes that characters wear in all films are called this.
What are costumes.
500
Soft lighting can be caused by multiple light sources from multiple angles, or by placing one of these in front of hard lighting.
What is a diffuser.
500
Internal diegetic sound is diegetic because of this reason.
What is the fact that a character within the film's world can hear it (metaphorically).
500
This is often used to show emotion in characters.
What is a close-up.
500
this is a fancy word that refers to making a film seem real, (that feeling where you get lost in the world of the film).
What is verisimilitude.
500
Film is considered an art form because it does this.
What is 'it takes all other art forms and uses them to create something new, and greater than the sum of its parts.'