Final Review

Question 0

Angle

Answer 0

Camera’s angle of view relative to the subject being photographed

Question 1

A-Film

Answer 1

Major production with important stars and a generous budget

Question 2

Animation

Answer 2

A form of filmmaking characterized by photographing inanimate subjects or individual drawings frame by frame

Question 3

Archetype

Answer 3

An original model or type after which similar things are patterned

Question 4

Aspect ratio

Answer 4

Ratio between the horizontal and vertical dimensions of the frame

Question 5

Back lot

Answer 5

During the USA era

Standing exterior sets of common locales

Question 6

B-film

Answer 6

Low-budget movie usually shown as the second feature during the big studio era in America

Question 7

Black list

Answer 7

Anti-communist hysteria

Many writers, actors, and directors were forbidden employment because of beliefs or former beliefs

Question 8

Box office

Answer 8

The ticket office of a movie theater

Drawing power of a movie

Question 9

Character roles

Answer 9

Secondary roles in a movie

Question 10

Continuity

Answer 10

Implied between edited shots

Emphasize smooth transitions between shots

Question 11

Crane shot

Answer 11

Shot taken from a special device called a crane

Question 12

Cross cutting

Answer 12

Alternating shot from two sequences

Question 13

Deep focus

Answer 13

Technique of photography that permits everything to be in focus

Question 14

Distributor

Answer 14

Served as a middle man that arranged to book a product in theaters

Question 15

Dubbing

Answer 15

Additions of sound after visuals have been photographed

Question 16

Editing

Answer 16

Joining of one shot with another

Question 17

Epic

Answer 17

Film genre characterized by bold and sweeping images

Question 18

Extreme close-up

Answer 18

Minutely detailed view of an object or person

Question 19

Fade

Answer 19

Fade-out: brightness to black screen

Fade-in: black screen to normal

Question 20

Faithful adaption

Answer 20

Movie based on another medium

Question 21

Feature, feature film

Answer 21

Movie of over a hours duration

Question 22

Final cut

Answer 22

Sequence of shots in a movie that will be released to the public

Question 23

Flashback

Answer 23

Interruption of the present shots by shots from the past

Question 24

Flash forward

Answer 24

Interruption of the present shots by shots from the future

Question 25

Footage

Answer 25

Exposed film stock

Question 26

Full shot

Answer 26

Long shot including the human body in full

Question 27

Genre

Answer 27

Recognizable type of movie

Question 28

Go-fer

Answer 28

Minor functionary or assistant | Goes for coffee, sandwiches, etc

Question 29

High angle shot

Answer 29

Shot where subject is photographed from above

Question 30

High contrast

Answer 30

Lighting emphasizing dramatic streaks of light and dark

Question 31

Independent producer

Answer 31

Producer not affiliated with a studio or large commercial firm

Question 32

Jump-cut

Answer 32

Abrupt transition between shot

Question 33

Low angle shot

Answer 33

Subject is photographed from below

Question 34

Matte shot

Answer 34

Combining two separate shots on one print

Question 35

Miniatures

Answer 35

Small-scale models photographed to fit the illusion that they are full-scale objects

Question 36

Rough cut

Answer 36

Crudely edited footage of a movie | A rough draft

Question 37

Rushes, dailies

Answer 37

Selected footage of the previous day's shooting

Question 38

Script, screenplay, scenario

Answer 38

Written description of a movies dialogue and action

Question 39

Serials

Answer 39

Now extinct genre | Used as a prelude to main feature

Question 40

Slow motion

Answer 40

Shots of a subject photographed at a faster rate than 24 fps

Question 41

Special effects

Answer 41

Trick photography and optical effects

Question 42

Star

Answer 42

Film actor/actress or great popularity

Question 43

Star system

Answer 43

Technique exploiting the charisma of popular players

Question 44

Story board/ story boarding

Answer 44

Pre-visualization where shots are sketched out

Question 45

Studio

Answer 45

Large corporation specializing in the production and/or distribution of movies

Question 46

Take

Answer 46

Variation of a specific shot

Question 47

Underscoring

Answer 47

Music behind the film

Question 48

Voice-over

Answer 48

Non-synchronous spoken commentary in a movie

Question 49

Widescreen/ CinemaScope

Answer 49

Movie image which has an aspect ratio of about 5 by 3