Tech Specs
What piece of equipment is often held overhead by a crew member to capture audio from a distance?
Boom Mic
Which film technique describes the action of separating different shots of a movie?
Cutting
What superhero flop was the first movie to make 1 morbillion dollars?
Morbius
Which director created cultural landmark blockbusters featuring sharks, dinosaurs, and archeologists?
Steven Spielberg
"I have a bad feeling about this"
Star Wars
What piece of equipment is used before a scene begins to differentiate between takes?
Clapper or Slate
Which film technique is used to introduce the audience to a setting?
Establishing Shot
What horror film was the first movie to depict a flushing toilet?
Psycho
Which director is famous for their unapologetic portrayals of black culture and numerous appearances in credit card advertisements?
Spike Lee
"I'm the king of the world!"
Titanic
What piece of equipment allows handheld shots to be filmed smoothly?
Gimbal
Which film technique tilts the camera to create a sense of unease in the audience?
Dutch Angle
What early 20th century science fiction film nearly bankrupted the German studio UFA?
Metropolis
Which director is famous for narratives featuring themes of crime and machismo that could be described as "absolute cinema"?
Martin Scorsese
"You've got to ask yourself one question: 'Do I feel lucky?' Well, do you, punk?"
Dirty Harry
What piece of equipment is placed in front of a light source to produce an effect?
Gobo
What nonsensical term coined by Hitchcock describes a plot device used to drive a story forward?
MacGuffin
What cult classic film featuring a resurrected protagonist had its lead actor accidentally killed during production?
The Crow
Which director is infamous for featuring heavy profanity and numerous scenes depicting feet throughout their critically acclaimed filmography?
Quentin Tarantino
"Surely you can't be serious"
Airplane!
What piece of filmmaking equipment creates clouds of smoke to make light more visible?
Hazers
What phrase is used to describe all the artistic and technical elements exposed to the audience in a film?
Mise-en-Scene
What enormously controversial film was the first to be screened in the White House?
The Birth of a Nation
Which two directors were formerly married and used the art of film to portray their different perspectives of the same relationship?
Spike Jonze and Sofia Coppola
Sunset Boulevard