The Language of Film

Question 1

Filmmakers began to establish a new language through different _____ and _____

Answer 1

editing techniques
camera movements

Question 2

Film Scholar, Tim Gunning reffered to _______ as the novelty of film is enough so people keep buying tickets

Answer 2

Cinema of attractions

Question 3

In the golden age of silent film movies were almost never shown in actual _____. We called them silent films because the technology to record _____ had not been invented yet.

Answer 3

Silence
Synchronous

Question 4

Edwin S. Porter stumbled upon a bunch of editing techniques including ____ or ______

Answer 4

Parallel Action
Cross Cutting

Question 5

In 1903, Porter released his most successful film, _____

Answer 5

The great film robbery

Question 6

Parallel action not only shows us events that are happening simultaneously but also connects them _____ and _____

Answer 6

Thematically
Symbolically

Question 7

Porter changed from a static shot to moving the camera and thats how we now have the ______ and the _______

Answer 7

Pan
Tilt

Question 8

A pan occurs when the camera is turned ____ and _____ on a horizontal axis from a fixed point, like the top of a tripod

Answer 8

Left
Right

Question 9

A tilt happens when the camera is moved ____ or ____ on a vertical axis from a fixed point

Answer 9

Up
Down

Question 10

With techniques like the pan and the tilt, Porter is revealing ____ in a camera move, instead of just showing us everything.

Answer 10

Narrative Information

Question 11

Filmakers became more adept at telling stories, using ______ to engage the audience and keep them coming back for more

Answer 11

Shots and Cuts