Com-position
Determines where the actors will be on the set and positioned the frame of the camera
What is blocking?
Editing occurs in this stage of production
what is postproduction?
During this time, film had no cuts or edits; the camera ran for as long as the film reel
What is the beginning of cinema (or late 1890s / early 1900s)
It wasn't until this decade that films began portraying teens as intelligent people who simply have yet to become adults.
What is 2000's?
Film noir was initially a response to which war
What is World War II?
framing that tells two stories at once
What is quadrant framing?
Is the third storyteller of a movie
Who is the editor?
the first films were called this
What is silent films?
What is driving?
Film noir uses lots of low lighting to create this effect on screen
What are shadows?
Name 2 out of 3 of the ways that directors communicate meaning through blocking
What is space, lines or shapes?
A system of cutting to maintain continuous and clear narrative action; relies upon matching screen direction, position, and time from shot to shot.
What is continuity editing?
In 1927, talkies changed the film industry. They relied on this type of sound that comes from and matches the source.
What is synchronous sound?
It is the moment of emotional outpouring. It’s a turning point for one or many of the characters and bonds of friendship (sometimes broken bonds).
What is the big party scene?
Name 2 of the 3 stock characters in a film noir movie
Who is the doomed protagonist? the hard-boiled detective? or the femme fatale?
This area of a frame is prime real estate because a viewer's eyes are drawn to this area
What is center framing?
Type of editing technique that leavew out a section of the story that is either obvious enough for the public to fill in or concealed for a narrative purpose
What is ellipsis?
Sound that emanates from a source in the image but does not correspond to exactly the images in the frame is called this
What is asynchronous sound?
This character is either portrayed as a loner who is sad, troubled and/or violent or the life of the party that breaks rules in order to live life to the fullest.
Who is the rebel?
Neo-Noir films emerged during the social unease during which decade?
What is 1970s?
Placing your subject here not only brings them closer to the audience but also puts them "first in line" in the order in which people view images.
What is foreground?
Editing technique that alternates between 2 or more scenes that often happen at the same time but in different locations
What is cross-cutting?
Edgar S. Porter, an early film pioneer, is credited with inventing editing. Name one of the 2 types of editing he invented
What is ellipsis or cross-cutting?
She is the popular, beautiful and wealthy girl that everyone wants to be; she is generally characterized as being mean, unintelligent and fake; she is often portrayed as the “bitchy” girl who asserts her dominance.
What is the "It Girl"?
In a neo-noir universe, this is blurred
the lines between right and wrong and good and evil