Narrative Structures
Moving Shots
Potpourri
Cinematography
Directors
100
The sequence of events in this type of movie go in order.
What is linear?
100
The view sweeps from side to side.
What is pan?
100
In Psycho, this is the amount of money Marion payed to buy the new car.
What is 700 dollars?
100
One un-interrupted run of the camera.
What is a shot?
100
He directed Citizen Kane.
Who is Orson Welles?
200
This type of film is concerned with the recording of reality.
What is a Documentary?
200
This shot shows the camera tilted to signify someone has been drugged or is drunk.
What is a Dutch angle?
200
If I want to show the intensity in a characters eyes, I would us this type of shot.
What is Extreme Close-Up?
200
Refers to the number of times a particular shot is taken.
What is a take?
200
This director employed blonde women in titular roles.
Who is Alfred Hitchcock?
300
This type of movie pushes the boundaries of what is expected from a film.
What is Experimental film?
300
The camera moves with the subject sideways.
What is truck?
300
I'm editing a TV show. This is the shot I must use first, before we get to any action.
What is an establishing shot?
300
Is one camera position and everything associated with it.
What is a setup?
300
This director was known to perform more than 100 takes of a single shot.
Who is Stanley Kubrick?
400
This type of movie ends where it began.
What is circular or cyclical?
400
The camera moves in (or out).
What is dolly?
400
I am filming a superhero movie. In my superhero movie, my character can fly. This shot would allow the audience to experience what it is like to fly.
What is bird's eye view?
400
This shot lets the audience know where we are.
What is an establishing shot?
400
A studio let this 21-year old (at the time) direct, write, and star in his own movie even though he had no prior experience.
Who is Orson Welles?
500
Annie Hall and Citizen Kane were both this type of narrative structure.
What is non-linear?
500
When the zone of sharp focus changes from foreground to background (or vice-versa) within a single shot.
What is rack focus?
500
Jack Torrance had to look after the Overlook Hotel until this day.
What is May 1?
500
With this shot, all you see is a face.
What is a close-up?
500
Eyes Wide Shut was this director's last (fully realized) film before he passed away.
Who is Stanley Kubrick?