Unit 1
Story Structure
Film History
Supsense Terms
Some Like It Hot
Hot Rod
Directors
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Film Terms
The Prestige
The Prestige 2
100
A 1-2 sentence synopsis of a movie is called...
A logline.
100
How many acts does a film or story have?
3 acts
100
Streaming services are a part of this era
The Digital Age (1999-Present Day)
100
Catching someone off guard is called...
surprise
100
Who plays Sugar?
Marilyn Monroe
100
Who plays Rod?
Andy Samberg
100
Dark Knight was directed by...
Nolan
100
Who directed the movie?
Wes Anderson
100
Consistency across shots is called...
Continunity
100
Cutter
100
This actor plays Borden and Bruce Wayne.
Christian Bale
200
The professional written script for a movie is called
A screenplay
200
Pivotal plot points that happen in every story are called...
Story Beats
200
Jaws and Alien are from this film era.
New Hollywood (1968-1982)
200
A gradual build in tension
Suspsense
200
While pretending to be a millionaire, what company does Joe tell Sugar he owns?
Shell
200
The costume and story are heavily inspired by this real-life daredevil
Evel Knievel
200
The director of Jaws and one of the most significant New Hollywood directors.
Steven Spielberg
200
What is the name of the cousin who comes to visit?
Kristofferson
200
mise-en-scene
everything before the camera
200
Which woman does the surviving Borden love?
Sarah
200
Nolan's films make the viewer into a _____
Detective
300
The type of movie (action, comedy, drama, etc.)
Genre
300
A moment that makes the audience sympathize with or root for the hero
Save the Cat
300
The Hays Moral Code dictated what could and couldn't be shown in films during which era?
The Golden Age of Cinema (1927-1968)
300
Superior position
When the audience knows more than the character on screen
300
Who says it? "I'm always getting the fuzzy end of the lollipop"
Sugar
300
What two foods fight each other in Hot Rod?
A taco and a grilled cheese
300
What is Spielberg's most recently released film?
The Fabelmans
300
Who voices Mr. Fox?
George Clooney
300
Putting a series of shots together in a film (also called editing or cutting)
Montage
300
What does Angier's wife suggest his magician stage-name should be?
The Great Danton
300
The name of the trick that causes Borden to lose his fingers.
bullet catch
400
List the key elements of a logline.
Hero, key trait, conflict, goal
400
Name the five main story beats.
Catalyst, Break into Two, Midpoint, Break into Three, Finale
400
The movie Arachnophobia, made in 1990, is from this film era
Contemporary Cinema (1982-1999)
400
Inferior position
Inferior position. When the characters on screen know more than the viewer.
400
In Some Like It Hot, which character actually says the line "some like it hot"?
Joe
400
In Hot Rod, how did Rod's father die?
He choked on some pie
400
List people Nolan likes to work with... (list two)
Christian Bale, Hans Zimmer, Hugh Jackman, Emma Thomas, Michael Caine
400
What sport do the animals play?
Whack-Bat
400
Comedy done with a "wink" to the audience
Meta Comedy
400
Cutter thinks that Borden must be using doubles in his trick. Angier's team set out to find a double for Angier. What is the name of his doppelganger?
Root
400
What does Jess Borden name her doll?
Sarah
500
List two things an opening scene/sequence should reveal
List 2 of the following: Genre, tone, pace, expectations
500
Describe what each of the 5 story beats does
Catalyst: the incident that sparks the hero's journey
Midpoint: False victory or false defeat
Break into Three: all seems lost and hero finds their strength
Finale: showdown between good and evil
500
This movie marked the end of The Silent Era
The Jazz Singer (1927)
500
Another more specific term for superior position
Dramatic irony
500
In Some Like It Hot, how many times has Osgood Fielding been married? ("___ or ___ times" )
"seven or eight times"
500
What did Rico say he was drinking all day while attacking the owner of a trailer that Rod had crashed through?
Green tea
500
Name Nolan's first movie.
The Following
500
Mrs. Bean's famous ____________ (it's a dessert)
nutmeg ginger apple snaps
500
The Kuleshov Effect is...
the way one frame in a montage can change the entire meaning of a piece
500
Name the knot that Borden maybe tied, resulting in the death of Julia.
the langford double
500
Nolan often collaborates with his wife, ___________.
Emma Thomas