Cinematography
How does Brokeback Mountain use wide landscape shots to show the emotional distance between the characters?
The wide shots emphasize isolation and the quiet, hidden nature of the relationship.
What type of editing makes the cuts between scenes feel smooth and invisible?
Continuity Editing
What genre does the Cabin in the Woods belong to, known for its ability to reflect cultural fears through tropes like monsters, death, and the unknown? and What common trope of this genre does it subvert (at the end of the film)?
Horror, final girl (she dies, duh..)
What does the term “auteur” mean when talking about a film director?
A director whose personal style and themes appear across their films.
sound that can be heard logically by the characters
diegetic
Here's a brief description of the cinematography from the film. Name the movie: The camera moves quickly, uses unusual angles, and changes lighting and colors to show the shifting between worlds.
EEAO
CGI stands for
Computer generated image
What classic horror conventions does The Cabin in the Woods intentionally follow to set up its twist on the genre? (Think of formal horror tropes). There are 4.
It uses isolated setting, a group of young victims, a "final girl," and supernatural threats.
This editing technique cuts back and fourth between two or more actions happening at the same time in different locations
parallel editing
a shot taken from a distance showing the full subject and surroundings.
Long shot
This film blends home video footage with staged scenes but films them in the same style so they feel equally believable. What is the film?
Stories We Tell
a shot of a person looking, then a cut to what they saw
eyeline match
How does Brokeback Mountain both use and challenge conventions of the American Western?
It uses the setting and imagery of the Western but challenges the genre’s traditional masculinity by focusing on a queer romantic relationship.
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Name at least two ways to identify an auteur:
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____________ limits an actor to a narrow range of limited roles.
typecasting
Everything that appears within the frame of the shot including costumes, props, acting, lighting and makeup.
Mise-en-scene
What type of editing does Greta Gerwig use in Little Women to emphasize each sister's journey?
Discontinuity editing
Legally Blonde is often seen as a comedy and a romantic film. What is one way the movie changes what we expect from these types of stories?
Instead of focusing only on romance, it shows Elle growing more confident, succeeding in law school, and finding strength in friendship and hard work
In The Matrix, does Neo take the blue pill or the red pill?
Red
Find the derivative of f(x2)
2x
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Why is ADR called looping?
ADR (Automated Dialogue Replacement) is often called looping because, traditionally, actors would repeatedly watch a short loop of film—a few seconds of a scene.
a series of shots placed quickly together to show events in time
montage
Everything Everywhere All at Once mixes different genres. What are two genres the film includes, and how do they help tell the story?
Sci-fi, drama
What is the name of the British spy designated 007?
Bond, James Bond
What’s one concern people have about big media companies like Disney owning lots of movies and streaming services?
It gives one company too much control over what we watch and how it’s made or shared.