Unit 1: Storytelling
A short video used to promote the film that conveys genre, mood, and premise
Trailer
An editing technique that combines a series of short shots or clips into one sequence, often set to music
Montage
Focuses on the characters emotions and expressions
Close-up shot
Catches the viewer off guard, rather than slowly building tension
Surprise
Original music written to accompany a film
Score
Originally used to maintain a filing system of Hollywood scripts, it conveys the conflict, protagonist, and protagonist's goal in 1-2 sentences.
Logline
The industry term originating in the 1920s for films that included sound
Talkie
Provides an overview of the setting
Establishing Shot
The audience knows MORE information than the characters in the film
Superior position
The musician responsible for writing all of the original songs that are used as background music throughout the film
Composer
The brief moment, usually in Act I, that highlights the goodness of the protagonist, distinguishing him or her from the secondary characters.
"Save the Cat" moment
Shoots multiple "planes" of images one top of one another at varying distances, giving animated films depth and perspective
Multi-plane camera
Places the camera directly 'in the eyes' of a character
POV Shot
The audience knows LESS information than the characters in the film
Inferior position
The person responsible for recording the sound effects in a movie
Foley artist
A conventional film storyline is broken down into ____ points, spread out between ____ acts.
5; 3
Designed for films to be viewed by one individual at a time through a peephole viewer window at the top of the device
Kinetoscope
Gives the viewer a sense that a place is off limits
Obstructed shot
Explores how behavior is determined by experiences from your past that are lodged deep in your unconscious mind
Psychoanalysis
Noises that come from within the world of the film itself
Diegetic sound
The film industry term for a movie poster
One sheet
Allowed images to be viewed in a quick, rotating series, so as to create the illusion of motion
Zoopraxiscope
Shows a conversation through alternating eye-level cameras
Shot-reverse shot
A type of plot device, usually an object, that drives the narrative forward, but ends up having little importance to the story
MacGuffin
A film made by a studio with the intention of creating a franchise (sequels, spin-offs, merchandise, etc.)
Tent-pole film