Quizzes+13

LM Ch. 1, "Looking at Movies"

 * shot
 * cut
 * editing

LM Ch. 2, "Principles of Film Form"

 * form vs. content
 * patterns ( // motifs //, // parallels // , parallel editing)
 * motif - any detail that gains significance through repetition. A motif may be an object, image, setting, composition, event, or sound.
 * parallel - a suggested or implied comparison between any two elements of a film. Parallels may exist between objects, images, settings, compositions, characters, events, situations, sounds, etc.
 * verisimilitude
 * cinematic language

Sikov Ch. 6, "Narrative"

 * story vs. plot
 * diegesis (diegetic vs. nondiegetic)
 * scene vs. sequence
 * character, desire (goal), and conflict

Sikov Ch. 7, "From Screenplay to Film"

 * narrative structure and segmentation

LM Ch. 5, "Mise-en-Scene"

 * mise-en-scene
 * design (what it is and elements of design, such as setting, costume, lighting)
 * composition (what it is and two important aspects of composition: framing and movement)
 * on-screen space
 * off-screen space
 * blocking

LM Ch. 6, "Cinematography"

 * cinematography
 * implied proximity / camera distance (including the difference between various shot types)
 * deep-space composition / composition in depth
 * camera angle and height (eye-level, low angle, high angle, dutch angle, aerial view)
 * camera movement (pan, tilt, dolly, tracking shot, crane, handheld, steadicam)
 * how framing can imply point of view
 * long take (vs. long shot)
 * lighting (source, quality, direction)
 * high-key vs. low-key lighting
 * depth of field
 * aspect ratio

LM Ch. 8, "Editing"

 * editing
 * how editing can affect spatial and temporal relationships between shots and the overall rhythm of the film
 * Kuleshov effect
 * montage
 * ellipsis
 * continuity editing (its goals and some techniques used to achieve it)
 * 180-degree system (its purpose and how it works)
 * shot/reverse shot
 * match cut (match on action, eyeline match, graphic match)
 * parallel editing
 * point of view editing

LM Ch. 4, "Elements of Narrative"

 * unrestricted vs. restricted narration
 * objective vs. subjective narration

LM Ch. 9, "Sound"

 * sources of film sound (diegetic vs. nondiegetic, on-screen vs. offscreen, internal vs. external)
 * types of film sound (vocal/dialogue, environmental/sfx, music, silence)
 * functions of film sound (you don't need to memorize the list of functions in the book, but be able to analyze what sound does in particular films)
 * the relationship between sound and image (parallel vs. counterpoint)

LM Ch. 3, "Types of Movies"

 * genre
 * conventions