Court Room
Court Room Part 2
Court/Film Terminology
Film Terminology
Figurative Language
100

A public official having authority to decide questions brought up before a court. 

What is a judge?

100

A statement made by an attorney during court when they believe the witness testimony or other evidence is in violation of the rules of the law/court.

What is an objection?

100

A scene that is recorded at a distance. 

What is long shot?

100

A scene that is recorded up close. 

What is a close up?

100

She was as busy as a bee. 

What is a simile? 

200

Group of people sworn to inquire into a matter of fact and give their verdict/ decision. 

What is a jury?

200

A lawyer for the state who carries legal action against an accused person to prove his or her guilt.

What is a prosecutor? 

200

A scene that is not too close up but also not too far away.

What is medium shot?

200

When a scene slowly begins to appear. 

What is fade in?

200

He has a heart of gold. 

What is a metaphor?

300

One who gives evidence. 

What is a witness?

300

The judge can deny an objection and allow the question or evidence being brought up to continue.

What is overruled?

300

Occurs at the beginning of the trial. Each party is given the opportunity to introduce them to the general issue at hand, and provide a general roadmap of how the trial is expected to unfold. 

What is an opening statement?

300

When a scene slowly disappears. 

What is fade out?

300

The flowers danced to the wind. 

What is personification?

400

A statement made by a witness under oath in court. 

What is a testimony? 
400

This occurs when the judge agrees with the objection. In this case, the judge does NOT allow the question or evidence to continue. 

What is sustained?

400

At the end of the trial, after the jury has seen and heard the factual evidence of the case. The attorneys use a statement to persuade the jury to become favorable of their position. 

What is a closing argument?

400
Someone's voice recorded over a video.

What is voice over?

400

Before the show I told her to "break a leg". 

What is an idiom?

500

The attorney who defends the person being accused. 

What is a defense? 

500

When an attorney asks questions in a form in which he or she puts words in the mouth of the witness.

What is leading?

500

When a scene jumps from one scene to another. 

What is cut?

500

One word is a synonym for inside the other is a synonym for outside. 

What is interior and exterior?

500

Clary closed her cluttered clothes closet.

What is alliteration?