Terminology

Question 1

Diegetic sound

Answer 1

Sound that the viewers hear and exists in the world of the film

Question 2

Non-diegetic sound

Answer 2

Sounds that only the viewers can hear

Question 3

Tempo

Answer 3

Speed of music

Question 4

Music score

Answer 4

The sound track for the film

Question 5

Leitmotif

Answer 5

A musical phrase associated with a specific character

Question 6

Asynchronous sound

Answer 6

Sound that’s heard but not seen

Question 7

Sound bridge

Answer 7

When sound from the next scene enters early

Question 8

Silence

Answer 8

Creates tension or anticipation

Question 9

Propp’s 7 spheres of action

Answer 9

-hero
-villain
-doner
-dispatcher
-false hero
-helper
-princess/her father

Question 10

Shot reverse shot

Answer 10

Most basic type of edit used during conversations with balanced frames and matching eye line

Question 11

Cross cutting

Answer 11

Cutting between two different locations to show events happening simultaneously
Effect: to contrast events and can increase tension or exitment

Question 12

Montage

Answer 12

Effect: compress time or move quickly over events - to show time has passed or a change has taken place

Question 13

Slow motion

Answer 13

Emphasize important movements or motion/to create a dreamlike effect

Question 14

Hero

Answer 14

The protagonist seeking something

Question 15

Villain

Answer 15

Opposes the hero’s quest

Question 16

Donor

Answer 16

Provides an object with magical properties to the hero

Question 17

Dispatcher

Answer 17

Sends the hero on their quest

Question 18

False hero

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Distrusts the hero’s success by making false claims

Question 19

Helper

Answer 19

Aids and rescues the hero

Question 20

Princess/her father

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Acts as a reward for the hero and may be the objective of the villains plot/looks to reward the hero for his effort

Question 21

Saturated colour

Answer 21

Strong, vivid colour

Question 22

Desaturated colour

Answer 22

Pale, washed out

Question 23

Representation

Answer 23

How people and places are shown on screen

Question 24

What does representation refer to?

Answer 24

-gender
-race
-age
-nationality
-appearance
-social class
-sexuality
-ideology

Question 25

Stereotype

Answer 25

A basic representation of a type of person

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Countertype

Answer 26

Opposite characteristics to what might be expected from that character type

Question 27

Archetype

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Original version of a character type

Question 28

Selection

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What type of person is chosen to play a character

Question 29

Construction

Answer 29

How a character is shown on screen via choice of mise-en-scene and behaviour (includes camera angles, editing and sound)

Question 30

Subversive representation

Answer 30

A really surprising and radical change from expectations