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Monomyth Stages
Monomyth or Monosmith
Cut It Out
Sound and Fades
Movie Mastery
100

The hero begins in the normal world then receives information that propels him or her into the unknown.

What is "call to adventure?"
100
A series of tests, trials and obstacles.
What is "road of trials?"
100
An abrupt, jarring, punch-in-the-mouth of cut.
What is a "smash cut?"
100
The picture goes to black at the end of the movie.
What is a fade out?
100
An iconic '80s film about a high school kid ditching school for the day.
What is "Ferris Bueller's Day off?"
200

This guide usually presents the hero with a talisman, map, or weapon that will aid him or her in the quest.

What is "Supernatural aid?"
200
The hero reconciles with a father figure.
What is "atonement with the father?"
200
I want to cut between two locations at the same time, showing characters on a phone call. I use this...
What is a cross-cut?
200
A character in a movie blasts Public Enemy's "Fight the Power" from a ghetto blaster. What kind of sound is this?
What is diegetic sound?
200
A director who exerts total creative control over his or her film.
What is an auteur?
300

The hero enters the zone of danger. He or she cannot go back, and accepts the journey that lies ahead.

What is "Belly of the Whale?"
300

The hero gains a deep understanding of himself, and may even die. Death is marked by a change in appearance. 

What is "apotheosis?"
300
I want to show a player improving his fitness over time, but I don't have a lot of cinematic time to show this extended training period. I use this fast-forward cutting technique. 
What is "Jump cut?"
300
The typical movie soundtrack is called this...
What is non-diegetic sound?
300
Every single element that goes into a filmed shot or scene is known as...
What is mise-en-scene?
400

The male hero may meet a powerful female figure. The goddess may be the hero’s romantic love interest or a mother figure.

What is "Meeting with the Goddess?"
400

The hero wants to stay in the other world.

What is "refusal of the return?"
400
I want to put two images on the same frame, keeping both images visible but not fully resolved. I would use this...


I would also use this to do the old disappearing act.

What is dissolve?
400
I can hear the kids playing by the beach in a scene from Jaws.
What is diegetic?
400
I want to use a lot of shadow and minimal light, I use______.
What is low-key lighting?
500
The hero finally achieves the goal of the quest.
What is the "Ultimate Boon?"
500
The hero masters both the physical and the spiritual worlds (or the inner and the outer realm of experience). 
What is "Master of Two Worlds?"
500
A bone in one shot becomes linked with a similarly shaped spaceship in another shot.
What is a match cut?
500
I hear the Jaws soundtrack--DUH-DUHM. This is known as...
What is non-diegetic?
500
I want to make an actor seem more powerful than he is. I use this angle.
What is low-angle?