Hmm/Sing the Theme (Group)
A cut backwards in time from a film, revealing something about the present.
What is a flashback?
Early film without dialogue; accompanied by piano or organ; with intertitles.
What is Silent Film?
Wrote music for City Lights.
Who is Charlie Chaplin?
The art of photography with moving pictures.
What is cinematography?
The general term used to describe music that does not emanate from the source seen (not heard by actor).
What is underscoring?
A lengthy film that tells of an individual, region, or time period. An example is Ben-Hur.
What is an epic film?
Wrote music for Citizen Kane and Psycho.
Who is Bernard Herrmann?
A sudden loud accent in the music that is usually intended to coincide with the action on screen (hit or punch).
What is a stinger?
A printed text inserted into a film (silent film).
What are intertitles?
Any film over four reels in length.
What is a feature film?
Wrote the music for the film E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.
Who is Williams?
A German term that designates a recurring musical theme linked many times with a specific actor or some aspect of a drama (Darth Vader).
What is a leitmotif?
In film music, a passage of underscoring from its entrance to its end.
What is a cue?
Short films that convey a particular issue or piece of information. They include important safety information, advice or share a point of view. Example: The Best Years of our Lives.
What are Message Movies?
Wrote the music for the film Sunset Boulevard and The Bride of Frankenstein.
Who is Franz Waxman?
Developed in the 1930s this code was a guideline to ensure morality in movies.
What is the Hays Code?
Sing a theme from E.T. the Extra Terrestrial
What is the Ride in the Sky?
Music plays continually from the beginning of a film to the end of the film.
What is wall-to-wall music?
A dark trend in American film from the 1940s. Common features include a detective, nighttime urban settings and femme fatale.
What is film noir?
Wrote the film music for Casablanca and Gone with the Wind.
Who is Max Steiner?
The first practical system that placed recorded sound on the filmstrip itself (Fox studio).
What is Movietone?