Quick Facts
This film has the highest worldwide gross of all time
What is Gone With The Wind?
$4,204,000,000
A film with no synchronized recorded sound
What is a Silent Film?
To stop everything. Camera, audio, blocking etc.
What is "Cut"?
The range of distance in your shot where the subjects will be acceptably sharp and in focus
What is Depth of Field?
This director is a 9 time academy award nominee and directed Micheal Jackson’s “Bad” music video in 1987
Who is Martin Scorsese?
The Hollywood sign was originally called this before getting changed in 1940
What is Hollywoodland?
A term used to define dramas that particularly emphasize a movie’s abundance of cynical attitudes and motivations
What is Film Nior?
To signal the end of filming
What is "Wrap"?
A type of sound that does not exist within the world of the film itself
What is Non-Diegetic Sound?
This director started at age 16 and was later awarded the Medal of Freedom
Who is Steven Spielberg?
This famous dog was paid more than any of the actors on set
What is Toto?
The Wizard of Oz
A non-fictional motion picture intended to educate or maintain a historical record
What is a Documentary
The time that you will be on set, ready to work
What is Call Time?
Composition of creating equally spaced horizontal and vertical lines, and placing points of interest on the grid’s intersection points
What is The Rule of Thirds?
This director has a huge phobia of chimpanzees, but still directed Planet of the Apes in 2001
Who is Tim Burton?
This famous author has the most film adaptations of their books
What is Stephen King?
at least 88
A subgenre of western films that are normally filmed in europe, generally a low budget produced by italian directors
What is Spaghetti Western?
Actors and extras must return to their first positions in a scene
What is "Back to First Marks/Ones"?
Correlating to the way we read, having actors move in a certain direction can give the viewer a subconscious natural, comforting feeling
What is the Left to Right Rule?
This director won the Honorary Palme d,Or award at the 2020 Cannes Film Festival and is a big fan of the New York Nicks
Who is Spike Lee?
This serial killer was the inspiration for 3 different film villains
What is Ed Gein?
Buffalo Bill, Norman Bates, Leatherface
Founded in the early 1920’s, this subgenre uses visual distortion and hper-expressive performances to portray inner thoughts of dispairs and turmoil
What is German Expressionism?
Last shot of the day
What is a Martini Shot/Window Shot?
Using line shapes to subconsciously get the viewer to focus of a point of interest
What is Leading Lines?
This director won the César Award for best film 2 times and is a survivor of the Holocaust
Who is Roman Polanski?