Suspense & The Sixth Sense
This young character has the ability to "see dead people."
What is Cole Sear?
This term refers to the combination of visuals and sound used to tell a story in film.
What is cinematography?
The camera looks up at the subject in this type of angle, making them appear tall or powerful.
What is a low angle?
This genre of film often includes dramatic tension and life-threatening situations.
What is suspense, horror, or thriller?
This actor plays Truman Burbank
Who is Jim Carrey?
This is the name of the protagonist and therapist in The Sixth Sense.
Who is Dr. Malcolm Crowe?
This term refers to the visual arrangement of elements like set design, lighting, and actors.
What is mise en scène?
These three types of camera shots include close-ups, medium shots, and this wide-angle view of the subject and surroundings.
What is a long shot?
This genre typically features futuristic settings, advanced technology, and space exploration.
What is science fiction (Sci-Fi)?
This character is the creator and director of Truman's life.
What is Christof?
Directors use these auditory elements, such as eerie music or sudden silence, to heighten suspense.
What are sound effects and music?
This term refers to the ability to interpret and create meaning through images.
What is visual literacy?
The camera looks down on the subject in this type of angle, making them appear small or vulnerable.
What is a high angle?
This term describes the process of transforming a book into a film.
What is an adaptation?
Truman has a fear of this.
What is water?
This plot twist revealed at the end of The Sixth Sense shocked audiences worldwide.
What is Dr. Crowe is dead?
This type of reference connects a film to another work of art, event, or cultural touchstone.
What is an allusion or visual reference?
This type of light creates a silhouette effect.
What is back light?
This book-to-film adaptation series features a young girl in the land of oz.
What is The Wizard of Oz?
Truman begins to suspect the truth about his life after noticing this strange event in the sky.
What is a stage light falling from the sky?
This is the psychological response that suspense in films aims to provoke in viewers.
What is anticipation, fear, or anxiety?
Early cinematography began with this invention, which displayed a series of photographs in rapid succession to create the illusion of motion, similar to a certain type of book.
What is a flip book?
A shot taken from the character's perspective, letting the audience see what they see.
What is a point-of-view (POV) shot?
This is the primary reason why filmmakers adapt novels into films.
What is to bring the story to a wider audience?
The film ends with Truman saying this line before stepping through the exit door.
What is "In case I don't see ya... good afternoon, good evening, and good night"?