Emo Cinema
In Lady Bird, this fast-food joint is used as a safe haven for confessions and post-prom sadness.
What is McDonald's
On Graduation, this Kanye West track ends with him shouting “la-la-la-la, wait till I get my money right!”
What is “Can’t Tell Me Nothing”?
In digital painting and animation, this term refers to using light and shadow to create the illusion of depth.
What is shading or rendering?
| In visual storytelling, this type of shot is often used to establish a location before a scene begins.
What is an establishing shot?
What fruit is known for being radioactive due to its high "K" content?
What is a banana?
Richard Linklater’s Boyhood was filmed over how many actual years?
What is 12 years?
Man on the Moon II includes a song with Kanye West. What is the name of that track?
What is “Erase Me”?
In character design, exaggerated features and proportions are used to emphasize personality. This approach is called what?
What is caricature
This visual principle draws the viewer’s attention by using contrast, placement, and implied lines.
What is focal point / emphasis?
This side of a cassette tape usually had the second half of the album
What is Side B?
This Wes Anderson film uses pastel aesthetics to explore memory and storytelling.
What is The Grand Budapest Hotel
On My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, the official tracklist includes a nearly 7-minute song featuring Bon Iver and Jay-Z. Name it.
What is “Monster”?
This 20th-century art movement, associated with Jean-Michel Basquiat and Keith Haring, thrived on the streets of NYC.
What is Neo-expressionism / Street Art?
This animation principle involves slightly overextending a motion before or after the main action to make it feel more natural.
What is anticipation or follow-through?
How many sides does a standard pencil actually have?
What is 6?
In Challengers, what brand of shoes does Patrick wear throughout the tournament scenes, symbolizing his outsider attitude?
What are Converse?
What is the closing track on Kanye West’s Graduation album?
Good Night.
In digital art, this tool allows you to blend colors softly between strokes, mimicking a physical paintbrush technique.
What is the smudge tool or blending tool?
In visual storytelling, this composition technique places the subject along imaginary lines dividing the frame into thirds, often used to create balance and visual interest.
What is the rule of thirds?
In the standard CMYK color model used for printing, what do the letters stand for?
What is Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (Black)?
In Almost Famous, what phrase does Penny Lane write on the napkin she gives to William?
What is “If you ever get lonely, just go to the record store and visit your friends.”?
On Man on the Moon: The End of Day, what is the subtitle of the album’s 4-act structure? (Any act name accepted.)
What is “The End of Day”, “Rise of the Night Terrors”, “Taking a Trip”, or "Stuck"?
In character design, the “silhouette test” helps ensure what essential trait?
What is recognizability / clarity of form?
When a director breaks the 180-degree rule, it can intentionally create this feeling in the audience.
|What is disorientation / tension / unease?
What does the B in “USB” actually stand for?
What is Bus? (Universal Serial Bus)