What is a distinctive style of animated film that has its roots in Japanese comic books?
anime
100
What is the natural light or surrounding light around a subject in a scene?
ambient light
100
What is a film made up of shots, scenes, or sequences from other films?
compilation film
100
What is a camera shot taken from a large camera dolly or electronic device?
crane shot
100
What is a grindhouse originally signified a burlesque, strip-tease theatre?
grindhouse film
200
What is a form or process of filmmaking in which inanimate, static objects or individual drawings?
animation
200
What is the main light on a subject?
key lighting
200
What is a film that records the live concert performance of musician(s), a band/group, or stand-up comic(s)?
concert film
200
What is a shot or image of a large group of people (often extras) in a film?
crowd shot
200
What is a low-budget film usually shot without seeking location permits?
guerrilla film
300
What is an animated film that is usually not of feature length?
cartoon
300
What is the phenomenon that occurs when the lighting for the shot is directed at the camera from behind the subject(s), causing the figure(s) in the foreground to appear in semi-darkness or as silhouettes?
backlighting
300
What is usually a non-mainstream film that attracts a small, but loyally-obsessed group of fans?
cult films
300
What is a brief shot that momentarily interrupts a continuously-filmed action, by briefly inserting another related action, object, or person?
cutaway shot
300
What is an escapist film that engenders low expectations (usually an awful B-movie or a critically-lambasted film)?
guilty pleasure film
400
What is a film with elicits laughter or humor by celebrating or showing the eternal ironies of human existence?
comedy
400
What is refers to lighting that is provided by candlelight, to provide a warm hue or tone?
candle lighting
400
What is a film with a large cast without any true leading roles, and usually with multiple plotlines regarding the characters?
ensemble film
400
What is a cinematographic technique for using shots filmed during the day to appear as moonlit night shots on the screen, by using different lenses, filters, special lighting and underexposure?
day-or-night shot
400
What is a film or production that combines or intersects two or more distinct genre types?
hybrid film
500
What is a popular film genre designed to frighten and thrill with familiar elements?
horror
500
what is a term denoting the 'go-ahead' for a film to be made; contrasted to being redlighted; shouldn't be confused with green-screening?
green lighting
500
What refers to a film, usually a low-budget or indie film not oriented toward profit-making, that challenges conventional filmmaking by using camera techniques?
experimental film
500
What is a style or technique of cinematography and staging with great depth of field?
deep-focus shot
500
What is a major film genre category denoting a film that emphasizes segments of song and dance interspersed within the action and dialogue?