Films
This 1975 film, directed by Steven Spielberg, is considered to be the first summer blockbuster, grossing over $476 million on a $7 million budget.
What is Jaws?
This celebrated director has made many World War II-based films and television shows, including Saving Private Ryan (1998) and Schindler's List (1993).
Who is Steven Spielberg?
In The Sixth Sense (1999), this actor plays the protagonist (or antagonist, depending on how you look at it), Malcolm Crowe, and not gun-wielding cop John McClane.
Who is Bruce Willis?
This is a single, continuous recording made by a camera, from the time it starts rolling until it stops.
What is a shot?
This is the main phase of film production, when the majority of scenes are shot with the main cast.
What is principal photography?
In this World War I film, we follow the protagonist(s) with a camera technique that makes it appear as though it was shot in a single, continuous take.
What is 1917 (2019)?
Ridley Scott has enjoyed a varied filmography, including such hits as Alien (1979), Blade Runner (1982), and this Best Picture winner set in ancient Rome.
What is Gladiator (2000)?
This actor has portraied some of cinemas greatest heros including Han Solo and Indiana Jones. In The Fugitive (1993) he makes another "splash" as the titular character.
Who is Harrison Ford?
Shooting from this angle, positioned below the subject, shooting upward, often makes the subject appear powerful or imposing.
What is a low-angle shot?
Schindler's List (1993) is about this specific tragic event that occurred throughout World War II.
What is the Holocaust?
The film 10 Things I Hate About You is based on this Shakespearean play.
What is The Taming of the Shrew?
The director of The Shawshank Redemption (1994) was also the showrunner, writer, and creative force behind this long-running post-apocalyptic television series.
What is The Walking Dead (2010-2022)?
This actress has done everything from comedies to action films and everything in between. In 10 Things I Hate About You (1999) she plays opposite Heath Ledger as the "shrew".
Who is Julia Stiles?
This is a sequence of shots edited together to compress time, convey information, or create emotional impact. It is mainly used in sports and action films to show the main character growing or getting better at something.
What is a montage?
Julia Roberts won her first Oscar for her portrayal of this titular character, who wanted nothing but clean drinking water for the residents of Hinkley, CA.
Who is Erin Brockovich?
The Magnificent Seven (2016) is a remake of The Magnificent Seven (1960), which in itself is a remake of what 1954 Akira Kurosawa film?
What is Seven Samurai (1954)?
With credits like The Polar Express (2004), Cast Away (2000), and Forrest Gump (1994) you'd think this famous director only liked working with Tom Hanks. Good thing he also liked Michael J. Fox...
Who is Robert Zemeckis?
In Schindler's List (1993), the actor who portrayed the titular character never wielded a lightsaber or showed off his "particular set of skills," though he did eventually show us a change of heart about life.
Who is Liam Neeson?
These are the three lights used in a standard lighting setup.
What are key light, fill light, and back (rim) light?
This actor played the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius in Gladiator (2000), but is probably better remembered as this character from the first two Harry Potter films.
Who is Albus Dumbledore?
This was the highest-grossing film of all time until the release of Avatar (2009). Hint: Both films were directed by the same person.
What is Titanic (1996)?
This person has directed three of the five top-grossing films of all time: Avatar (2009), Avatar: The Way of Water (2022), and Titanic (1996).
Who is James Cameron?
Christopher Lloyd played Dr. Emmett Brown to near perfection in the Back to the Future trilogy, but most younger folks might know him as the floating head in a jar Professor Orloff in this wildly popular Netflix series.
What is Wednesday?
Ferris Bueller, Deadpool, and Jordan Belfort are three famous characters that talk directly to the audience are using this stylistic trope.
What is breaking the fourth wall?
These "real" props were used in the climactic pool-in-the-rain scene from Poltergeist (1982), costing the production team a lot less than if they'd had to build them.
What are skeletons?