FILM STUDIES
From which spectatorship position do film critics watch movies?
Active Spectatorship
Meaning is the fourth level of...
Textual Analysis
DOUBLE POINTS!! Most narrative films follow which type of narrative structure?
Three-Act
What are the four elements of mise-en-scène?
Setting, human figures, lighting, and composition
What is the most basic unit of cinematography?
What are the four levels of textual analysis?
Content, Form, Aesthetic, and Meaning
What are the four objectives of textual analysis?
Is a film's score more likely to be diegetic or non-diegetic?
Non-Diegetic
DOUBLE POINTS!! If The Rock is cast in a movie to portray his usual The Rock-persona, he has been...
Typecast
Which editing technique compresses time by joining several short scenes together?
Montage
What is the name for the type of film criticism that aims to give a film a grade or score?
Evaluative
Which type of reference is defined as a film making reference to another film?
Intertextual
What is the most common type of nonlinear narrative device?
Flashback
What are the four elements of figure design?
Costuming, hairdressing, makeup, and props
TRIPLE POINTS!!! What is the name for the artistry of sound editing?
Foley
What are the three modes of production?
Narrative, documentary, experimental
Patriarchy, Cisheteronormativity, Judeo-Christianity, White Supremacy, Individualism, Capitalism.
Name the three types of character conflicts.
Character-Character, Character-Self, Character-Force
DOUBLE POINTS!! What is the name for the standard lighting configuration in narrative cinema?
Three-Point Lighting
Which camera angle is used to demonstrate that things in a scene are askew?
Canted/Dutch
DOUBLE POINTS!! If a movie is heavily referenced in other films and is featured in popular memes, it can be said to have...
Cultural Resonance
Name the four types of references.
Contextual, Intratextual, Intertextual, and Extratextual
Name the four narrative standards of narrative films.
Cause-and-effect logic; Centered on characters; Driven by conflicts; Reach a conclusion
What are the four categories of setting attributes?
Visual, Temporal, Functional, Expressive
In cinematography, what is the difference between an insert and a cutaway?
An insert is a shot of something within a scene, whereas a cutaway cuts to a shot of something outside of the scene.