Vocab Quiz #4

Question 1

freeze frame

Answer 1

an image from a single frame which is reprinted a number of times on the filmstrip and when projected gives the effect of a still photograph

Question 2

genre

Answer 2

a category of filmmaking that is easily recognized as a “type,” possesing a familiar narrative and stylistic conventions.

Ex. Westerns, melodramas, war films, musicals

Question 3

high angle shot

Answer 3

a shot in which the subject is photographed from above. Tends to make the subject look weak.

Question 4

high-key lighting

Answer 4

a style of lighting, usually found in comedies, musicals, and other upbeat films, in which the fill light eliminates the dark shadows cast by the key light, producing an image that is brightly and evenly lit.

Question 5

“Hollywood Style” film

Answer 5

the classic American film of the 1920s, 1930s, and early 1940s in which the narrative (story) was the most important element. These films were made within the Hollywood studios system, supported by a large staff of technicians who specialized in “invisible” film techniques.