CSM 1 - Characters; Story Knowledge; Movie Terminology
Co-defendant on trial for the same crime as Steve
Who is James king?
Jury's final verdict for Steve Harmon at the end of the trial
What is Not Guilty?
Store worker who found the body after the robbery
Who is Jose Delgado?
Label the prosecutor uses for the people on trial
What is Monster?
What does the movie term "Cut To (CT)" mean in Steve’s script?
A move from one picture (shot) to the next.
Film club teacher and mentor who speaks up for Steve in court
Who is Mr. Sawicki?
14-year-old gang member of the Diablos who admits to being involved in the crime
Who is Osvaldo Cruz?
Prosecutor who says Steve and the others are "monsters"
Who is Ms. Petrocelli?
Retired school librarian who was in the drugstore at time of the robbery
Who is Loretta Henry?
55 year old store owner who was killed in the robbery
Who is Mr. Nesbitt?
Defense lawyer who tells Steve he needs to make the jury see him as a human being
Who is Ms. O'Brien?
The main character in the story
Who is Protagonist?
A person who helps someone else commit a crime
Who is Accomplice?
Final decision by the jury (if someone is guilty or not)
What is Verdict?
formal statement of proof a witness gives in court
What is Testimony?
Admitted to helping in the crime and snitched on Steve to get a better deal and get out jail early
Who is Bobo Evans?
Person who owns or runs a business
What is Proprietor?
Movie term describes a shot where the subject is shown very far away (like a tiny dot)
What is Long Shot (LS)?
Said to be true, but not yet proven
What is Alleged?
Camera trick used to show something filling the screen so you can see small details
What is Close up (CU)?
Movie term for a smooth move out of a picture into blackness
What is Fade Out (FO)?
Main reason for Steve's inner thoughts (Voice Over) in the novel
To show his deepest feelings, fears, and worries about being guilty or innocent.
Steve Harmon's primary Point of View (POV) throughout the book
Steve's first person perspective in his diary entries (his inner thoughts) and a third-person screenplay (writing the trial as his own film script project)
Why does Kathy O'Brien tell Steve she needs to create a good image of him for the jury?
Because the prosecutor, Sandra Petrocelli, has successfully made the jury see Steve as a criminal.
The main conflict for Steve is his struggle between...
His claim that he is innocent versus the fact that he was there and may have helped with the crime.